The draft text of the COP28 climate deal has sparked outrage globally due to its failure to address the phasing out of fossil fuels. Key stakeholders at the summit, which is being held in Dubai, have expressed their disappointment and concern.

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The EU’s principal COP28 negotiator, Wopke Hoekstra, labeled the draft as “clearly insufficient” in tackling the climate crisis. The U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry supported this view, stressing the importance of ending fossil fuel use and greatly cutting emissions in the next decade.

“This is war for survival,” Kerry added.

Teresa Ribera, Spain's minister for ecological transition, told reporters, "We think that there are elements in the text that are fully unacceptable.”

“It is not clear at all, how it can proceed in this critical decade in the energy field,” she added.

After facing criticism for denying the scientific need to phase out fossil fuels, COP28 President and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Sultan al Jaber, reiterated his team’s respect for the science. Nonetheless, calls for greater flexibility from the participating nations were made amidst the ongoing controversy.

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