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Will 2024 see the world finally turning away from fossil fuels?

A global agreement at the COP28 climate summit promised to begin "transitioning away" from fossil fuels, but will we see this start to happen in 2024?

By James Dinneen

27 December 2023

Climate activists protest after a draft of a negotiation deal was released, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana - RC25W4A9Z99Q — Climate activists at the COP28 climate summit earlier this month
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THE end of 2023 saw a global agreement at the COP28 climate summit to transition away from fossil fuels. In 2024, will we actually see reductions in emissions from burning oil, gas and coal? Maybe.

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Certainly, political will is high. “We are moving away from fossil fuels,” said US climate envoy John Kerry just after the agreement was adopted in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. “We’re not turning…

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