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Podcast: Energy Gang
Episode: Will COP28 deliver a pledge to phase out fossil fuels?
Description: At the halfway point of this yearβs climate negotiations at COP28, the focus is still on the proposal that the worldβs governments should commit to phasing out fossil fuels. Discussion on the best way forward is still going on; fossil fuels are responsible for the majority of human-induced climate change, and so the world has to stop using them. But as concerns over energy security continue, some say that the debate should not be around fossil fuels v renewables, but rather low-emissions v high-emissions. Is CCUS the technology that will enable continued use of fossil fuels, or is o...