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UN officials urge Cop28 negotiators to push hard for an end to fossil fuels
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a news conference at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (
VISIBLY frustrated United Nations officials urged negotiators at the Cop28 climate talks in Dubai to push harder for an end to fossil fuels today.
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres returned to the summit today and said it was “time to go into overdrive, to negotiate in good faith and rise to the challenge.”
He said negotiators at the summit in particular must focus on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and climate justice.
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