Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has closed out the COP-28 summit with nearly 200 countries agreeing to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels.
The agreement approved in Dubai was welcomed by some observers as a historic turning point in global climate negotiations and stronger than a draft floated earlier in the week.
But many warned of what they saw as loopholes and distractions in the agreement that could undermine the action needed to meet the global commitment to keep temperature rise to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial times.
Guilbeault, who posted a statement on X says the final agreement –quote– “gives us a fighting chance to meet our climate goals.”
