Joe Biden welcomed, Wednesday December 13, the agreement adopted at COP28 in Dubai, which for the first time calls for gradually abandoning fossil fuels. It’s a “historic step”said the American president on Wednesday. “Much work remains to keep the goal of (global warming limited to) 1.5 degrees within reach, but today’s result brings us significantly closer.”, he added in a press release. Follow our live stream.
Emmanuel Macron welcomes an “important step” after the agreement obtained in Dubai. This is’“an important step” Who “commits the world to a transition without fossil fuels”while calling for “accelerate” the fight against global warming. The President of the Republic also welcomed the recognition of the “key role of nuclear power”, “a first”defended by France, alongside the need for a tripling of renewable energies.
Sultan al-Jaber hails “historic” agreement. “We have wording on fossil fuels in the final agreement, for the first time”said the Emirati president of this 28th climate conference, Sultan al-Jaber. “We should be proud of this historic success, and the United Arab Emirates, my country, is proud of its role in achieving this”, he declared during the closing plenary session. This is a decision “historic to accelerate climate action”he added.
France satisfied with the mention of nuclear power. The mention of nuclear energy in the agreement concluded on Wednesday in Dubai constitutes a “historic recognition and a diplomatic victory for France”estimated the Minister of Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher. “For the first time, the text repeatedly mentions the contribution of nuclear energy to the fight against climate change.”
An “ambitious” agreement, according to climatologist François Gemenne. “It’s almost historic. We are still drawing a largely carbon-free future for fossil fuels. I think few would have bet on such an ambitious agreement”reacted on France Inter François Gemenne, climatologist and main author for the 6th IPCC report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change).