Nations struck a historic deal on Wednesday at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai to transition the global economy away from fossil fuels, following two weeks of hard-fought debate. The headline agreement in the COP28 pact was a provision that calls for "transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner ... so as to achieve net zero by 2050 in keeping with the science." Meanwhile island nations facing submersion due to rising sea levels criticised the text, which doesn't apply to industrial processes, of not going far enough. The Alliance of Small Island States said on Wednesday it saw "a litany of loopholes" in a proposed text for a climate deal at the COP28 summit.
