Financial Times – Oil states face outrage as fossil fuel phaseout dropped from COP draft

The Financial Times focuses on anger at COP28, where oil-rich states have been accused of thwarting efforts to tackle the climate crisis.

Several countries have accused Saudi Arabia of pressuring the COP28 president to shift the focus of the final draft text away from agreeing on the phasing out of fossil fuels. One senior EU negotiator said there was a proactive fossil fuel coalition.