Climate summit approves end of fossil fuels by 2050.

After long negotiations in recent days that marked the United Nations Climate Summit (COP28) taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, a historic agreement has been approved calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

This is the first time in 30 years that a United Nations climate summit has approved an agreement mentioning the reduction of fossil fuels, which are the main culprits of climate change.

The now approved agreement by about 200 countries recognizes the “need for change, with deep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions” and urges nations to “collaborate in transitioning away from fossil fuels”. The process, which should be phased, aims to achieve “net-zero emissions by 2050”.