Takeaways From COP28, the UN’s Climate Conference, on Friday

At the United Nations annual climate conference, known as COP28, Friday was speechmaking day.

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It was also a day on which countries made agreements or promises to show that they were serious about acting to stop climate change.

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The urgency and scope of climate change, as well as the urgent need to take immediate action to reduce global warming before it worsens

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Fossil fuels were the target of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. These discussions centre on that industry.

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The oil-rich United Arab Emirates is hosting COP28, and Sultan al-Jaber, the conference president, is also the head of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.

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He argued that only the world’s leaders could heal the ills of climate change.

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