Greenpeace: First Draft of Glasgow COP26 Text 'Exceptionally Weak,' No Mention of Fossil Fuel Phaseout
November 09, 2021
November 09, 2021
GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 9 (TNSOps) -- Greenpeace International issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2021:
The first draft of the Glasgow final decision text at COP26 completely fails to mention fossil fuels, despite expert consensus on the need to end new coal, oil and gas immediately to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement 1.5C goal.
Thanks to blocking by fossil fuel interests, the first version of the official text (https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/reso . . .
The first draft of the Glasgow final decision text at COP26 completely fails to mention fossil fuels, despite expert consensus on the need to end new coal, oil and gas immediately to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement 1.5C goal.
Thanks to blocking by fossil fuel interests, the first version of the official text (https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/reso . . .