"This is not a transition that will happen from one day to the other . . . . Whole economies and societies are dependent on fossil fuels. Fossil capital will not disappear just because we made a decision here. [But the COP28 final agreement sends] a strong political message that this is the pathway."
— Renewable energy

January 1, 1970

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Susana Muhamad, Colombia's Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, as quoted in "In a First, Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels: Nearly 200 countries convened by the United Nations approved a milestone plan to ramp up renewable energy and transition away from coal, oil and gas." The New York Times. Article written by Brad Plumer and Max Bearak ("reporting from the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates"). (Dec. 13, 2023)