DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Negotiators at the COP 28 climate summit will tackle the contentious question of whether and how to end the use of fossil fuels at ministerial sessions starting Friday, an issue that pits advanced nations against emerging economies.
The draft text of the "global stocktake" agreement released Tuesday offers three options for a transition from fossil fuels: an "orderly and just" phaseout, "accelerating efforts" toward a phaseout and "rapidly reducing" their use, and leaving it out of the final version entirely.
