Q&A: How a Fossil Fuel Treaty Could Support the Paris Agreement and Wind Down Production

By Nicholas Kusnetz

One of the most important questions surrounding the COP28 climate summit is whether nations will finally agree to phase out fossil fuels, which are responsible for the vast majority of climate-warming pollution. Such an agreement would require a global consensus and support from the world’s largest producers of coal, oil and gas, a hurdle that has proven too high in previous rounds of negotiation.