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Will 2024 see the world finally turning away from fossil fuels? | New Scientist

Climate activists at the COP28 climate summit earlier this month REUTERS/Rula Rouhana

Climate activists at the COP28 climate summit earlier this month

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THE end of 2023 saw a global agreement at the COP28 climate summit to transition away from fossil fuels. In 2024, will we actually see reductions in emissions from burning oil, gas and coal? Maybe.

Certainly, political will is high. “We are moving away from fossil fuels,” said US climate envoy John Kerry just after the agreement was adopted in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. “We’re not turning…

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