'Fossil fuel phase out is inevitable': Antonio Guterres

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the Cop28 deal reaffirms the importance of limiting warning to 1.5C this decade. Speaking on Wednesday, Mr. Guterres said the outcome recognized for the first time the need to transition away from fossil fuels after “many years in which the discussion of this issue was blocked”. “Science tells us that limiting global heating to 1.5°C degrees will be impossible without the phase-out of all fossil fuels on a timeframe consistent with this limit. This has been recognized by a growing and diverse coalition of countries,” he said.