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    With no China, US, or OPEC to block or veto measures. 60 governments, incl. Brazil, Germany, Canada, and Nigeria will hold the first ‌international meeting this week to discuss phasing out fossil fuels.
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    With no China, US, or OPEC to block or veto measures. 60 governments, incl. Brazil, Germany, Canada, and Nigeria will hold the first ‌international meeting this week to discuss phasing out fossil fuels.


    One of the major stumbling blocks to existing international efforts to phase out fossil fuels, like the COP climate summits, is that they have to get agreement from everyone present, even OPEC countries. This is effectively a veto, and has been slowing down progress.

    Now, 60 countries are moving ahead, this time without the veto blockers. Also, they'll move beyond COP's remit, which was the reduction in fossil fuel use, to discussing how to 100% end fossil fuel use.

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    With no China, US, or OPEC to block or veto measures. 60 governments, incl. Brazil, Germany, Canada, and Nigeria will hold the first ‌international meeting this week to discuss phasing out fossil fuels.
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    1. Q_Mulative on

      It’s way past time to not just phase out fossil fuels, but hurry it the heck up! Expers are already saying it may be too late to reverse our heating momentum, and I’ve already barely survive two “heat dome” events here in a city where up ’til now we’ve rarely needed central air conditioning in summer!

    2. botsmy on

      so 60 countries are gonna discuss phasing out fossil fuels without the usual blockers, that’s a decent start. what’s the plan for dealing with countries that aren’t part of this meeting, like indonesia or russia, who are still gonna be major players in the fossil fuel market for years to come?

    3. NovaHorizon on

      Germany? Lol, not with our economy minister Katharina Reiche having the entire gas lobby suckling on her teats.

    4. Sniperkitten42 on

      So just going to leave the shipping, heavy industry and air travel that their countries need to survive to…who exactly?

    5. nfstern on

      I was unaware China was a roadblock with phasing out fossil fuels.

      Lately they have been going all out with renewable energy to reduce their dependence on oil.

    8. Barjack521 on

      And the civilized world moves on without us because we no longer deserve to exist among their ranks.

    9. CavemanSlevy on

      In sure oil producing nations like Brazil and Nigeria can’t wait to phase out fossil fuel production.

      I wish the summit the best of luck, but traditionally the real problem is leaders know they would lose power if they enact the reduction in quality of life needed to fight climate change.

    11. UnifiedQuantumField on

      Quote:

      >The Stone Age didn’t end for lack of stone, and the oil age will end long before the world runs out of oil.