COP28 offers climate action a lifeline but no finish line

The two-week climate conference in Dubai closed with a landmark deal to transition away from fossil fuels, but loopholes could hamper delivery of the commitments By: Fermín Koop, Joydeep Gupta, Cui Qiwen, China Dialogue For the first time, countries have agreed to transition away from fossil fuels to avert the worst consequences of the climate crisis. The deal made at this year’s United Nations climate change summit, COP28, calls for countries to shift their energy systems in a “just and orderly manner”, but includes loopholes that could affect emissions reductions. Sultan Al Jaber, the summit’s president, and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil