Source: United Nations (Video News)
Press conference with leaders from the Pacific Small Island Developing States to discuss the outcomes of the summits in relation to the crucial debate on an equitable phase-out of fossil fuels and a just energy transition.
Fossil fuels are one of the greatest threats of our time. They undermine all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), from fueling conflicts globally to compromising health, security, and livelihoods. Governments must face them as the cross-cutting issue they are and address them in multiple multilateral forums. The UN General Assembly and the Summit of the Future were crucial opportunities to test whether the COP28 commitment to “transition away from fossil fuels” is genuine and here to stay. Have these summits achieved this goal? And how does the proposed Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty feed into these processes?