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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Nina Lakhani in New York

Cop28 deal will fail unless rich countries quit fossil fuels, says climate negotiator

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Pedro Pedroso in Havana, Cuba, in 2016. Photograph: Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

The credibility of the Cop28 agreement to “transition away” from fossil fuels rides on the world’s biggest historical polluters like the US, UK and Canada rethinking current plans to expand oil and gas production, according to the climate negotiator representing 135 developing countries.

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Pedro Pedroso, the outgoing president of the G77 plus China bloc of developing countries, warned that the landmark deal made at last year’s climate talks in Dubai risked failing.

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