Beyond Abatement: Securing a Full Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels at COP28

The briefing asserts that current fossil fuel production is incompatible with temperature limits and calls for a full phase-out of fossil fuels at COP28. It argues that carbon capture and storage (CCS) cannot achieve the necessary declines by 2030 and urges delegates to reject qualifiers like "unabated" or a focus on "fossil fuel emissions" in the final agreement.

• Current and planned fossil fuel production and use are inconsistent with agreed temperature limits, necessitating a just and equitable phase-out of both production and use at COP28, alongside a tripling of renewable energy and a doubling of energy efficiency.
• The reductions in fossil fuel use required by 2030 to maintain a 1.5°C warming limit cannot be met through the use of abatement technologies, specifically carbon capture and storage (CCS).
• To ensure the scale of necessary fossil fuel declines is not undermined, the briefing recommends rejecting the term "unabated" or any outcome that focuses primarily on "fossil fuel emissions."

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2023). Beyond Abatement: Securing a Full Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels at COP28. https://www.ciel.org/reports/beyond-abatement-securing-a-full-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels-at-cop-28/

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Beyond Abatement: Securing a Full Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels at COP28. 2023. https://www.ciel.org/reports/beyond-abatement-securing-a-full-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels-at-cop-28/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2023beyond, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Beyond Abatement: Securing a Full Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels at COP28}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://www.ciel.org/reports/beyond-abatement-securing-a-full-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels-at-cop-28/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }