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• For the first time in climate summits, diplomats from nearly 200 countries at COP28 have agreed on a new global climate pact.
• While past United Nations climate deals called for countries to reduce emissions, they shied away from overtly using the words “fossil fuels.”
• Africa should be allowed to exploit its significant oil and gas reserves to develop its economies before transitioning to cleaner energy forms.

For the first time in climate summits, diplomats from nearly 200 countries at COP28 have agreed on a new global climate pact that clearly outlines the need to “transition away from fossil fuels,” including oil, gas, and coal that have been hazardously heating the planet.

The agreement was reached on the final day of the COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, following two weeks of intense negotiations in a year regarded as the hottest. European leaders and most nations most exposed to climate-fuelled …