Global: Agreement at COP28 to phase out fossil fuels is vital to prevent a climate and human rights catastrophe

By Amnesty International

An agreement at the COP28 summit to end the production and use of fossil fuels is vital to prevent a global climate catastrophe and stop an unprecedented human rights crisis which threatens the rights of billions of people from escalating, Amnesty International said today. In a briefing titled, Fatal Fuels, Amnesty International calls for parties […] The post Global: Agreement at COP28 to phase out fossil fuels is vital to prevent a climate and human rights catastrophe appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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