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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damian Carrington

Opec rails against fossil fuel phase-out at Cop28 in leaked letters

Gas plant flaring at a gas terminal
The 13 Opec members own 80% of global oil reserves. Photograph: Alexisaj/Alamy

The Opec oil cartel has warned its member countries with “utmost urgency” that “pressure against fossil fuels may reach a tipping point with irreversible consequences” at Cop28, in leaked letters seen by the Guardian.

The letters noted that a “fossil fuels phase out” remains on the negotiating table at the UN climate summit and urges the oil states to “proactively reject any text or formula that targets energy, ie fossil fuels, rather than emissions”.

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