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Just telling nations to quit fossil fuels 'not realistic': COP31 chief
Nearly 200 countries agreed at COP28 in 2023 to transition away from fossil fuels in a landmark deal, but efforts to turn that pledge into action have stalled.
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AFP - Thu, 30, Apr 2026
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The Turkish COP31 president-designate said April 30 the clean energy transition will be a top issue at the climate summit but simply telling nations to phase out fossil fuels "is not realistic".
Murat Kurum, who is also Turkey's climate minister, spoke to AFP as the war in the Middle East has fuelled calls for the world to speed up the deployment of renewable energy.
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Last year's COP30 climate conference in Brazil produced a watered-down final text that lacked any explicit mention of a fossil-fuel transition.
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