COP28 ended in the hottest year on record in human history. The record volume of ice melted in the Arctic, Antarctic and Himalayas. But it did not thaw the solid frigid iceberg of the world’s addiction to fossil fuel. ‘Transition away from fossil fuel’, were the words in the final decisions that were celebrated by all. Including those who wanted the words ‘phase-out of fossil fuel’.
‘Accelerating, Phasing-down, and Transitioning away were the phrases used in a decision that did not give a warning that our planet is on the ‘climate cliff’. The only vaccine for the climate pandemic is to phase in the determination of youth to deploy alternative technology and climate-positive behaviour.
