Canada’s Environment Minister, Steven Guilbeault, is urging the international community to commit to phasing out unabated fossil fuels at the upcoming COP28 climate summit. Unabated fossil fuels refer to oil and gas projects that lack technologies to capture their emissions.
During a meeting with international ministers from various countries, including Europe, Mexico, India, Japan, and China, Guilbeault outlined his expectations for COP28. He emphasized the need to eliminate fossil fuel projects without proper mechanisms to prevent carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere. While carbon capture has been proposed as a potential solution, its effectiveness at scale remains unproven.
Guilbeault stated, “We can make COP28 the first COP to acknowledge the need to phase out unabated fossil fuels.” The Conference of Parties (COP) is an annual United Nations event dedicated to climate change discussions, with the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) hosting COP28.
COP28 president-designate Sultan Al Jaber echoed Guilbeault’s aspirations by calling for the phasing out of fossil fuels. He emphasized the importance of focusing on renewable energy expansion, energy efficiency improvements, and a substantial increase in hydrogen production.
“We must be laser-focused on building the energy system of the future, a system free of unabated fossil fuels, including coal,” Jaber said.
While Canada and the U.A.E. are major oil producers, a joint statement issued by several countries aligned with the High Ambition Coalition, a climate diplomacy bloc, advocated for an urgent phase-out of fossil fuels. Ministers from France, Germany, Spain, Ireland, and others emphasized the need for a rapid decline in fossil fuel production and usage within the decade, rejecting the use of carbon capture technologies to prolong the lifespan of the oil and gas industry.
Caroline Brouillette, the executive director of Climate Action Network Canada, acknowledged that the term “unabated fossil fuels” still dilutes the required action for reducing carbon emissions. However, she recognized that the language used in the statement was more ambitious than what had been proposed by the U.A.E.’s COP president-designate.
In response to Guilbeault’s comments, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith criticized the net-zero electricity grid target for 2035 and the emissions cap on oil and gas, considering it a de facto production cut. Smith urged the federal government to collaborate with Alberta and invest in the national energy sector to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 while boosting energy production, job creation, and economic growth.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe also expressed criticism of Guilbeault’s remarks via Twitter, saying “the Trudeau government doesn’t want to just reduce emissions in our energy sector, they want to completely shut down our energy sector.”
Guilbeault engaged in discussions with ministerial counterparts and high-level representatives from various countries, including the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, China, India, and the U.A.E., during the Ministerial Meeting on Climate Action (MoCA) in Brussels. These discussions aim to implement the Paris Agreement and address concerns of wealthier nations ahead of the upcoming COP28 in Dubai.
In addition to phasing out unabated fossil fuels, Guilbeault urged wealthy countries to fulfill their long-overdue commitment of $100 billion US to assist developing nations in reducing emissions and adapting to climate change. Canada also advocates for the establishment of a loss and damage fund to compensate poorer countries for the inevitable economic, cultural, and human losses caused by climate change.
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Waziri wa mazingira wa Canada, Steven Guilbeault, ametoa wito kwa jamii ya kimataifa kuamua kuondoa mafuta ya makaa ya mawe katika mkutano wa COP28. Mafuta ya visukuku yasiyopunguzwa hurejelea miradi ya mafuta na gesi ambayo haina teknolojia ya kukamata uzalishaji wao. Katika mkutano na mawaziri wa kimataifa kutoka nchi mbalimbali, ikiwa ni pamoja na Ulaya, Mexico, India, Japan, na China, Guilbeault alielezea matarajio yake kwa COP28. """Tunahitaji kuondoa miradi ya mafuta ya visukuku bila mifumo sahihi ya kuzuia uzalishaji wa kaboni kuingia angahewa." Ingawa kukamata kaboni kumependekezwa kuwa suluhisho linalowezekana, ufanisi wake kwa kiwango kikubwa bado haujathibitishwa. "Mkutano wa Mkutano wa Mataifa (COP28) ni tukio la kila mwaka la Umoja wa Mataifa lililowekwa wakfu kwa majadiliano ya mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa, na Umoja wa Falme za Kiarabu (UAE) ni ""mkutano wa nchi zinazounga mkono mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa.""" COP28 ya kimataifa Rais wa COP28 Sultan Al Jaber alitoa wito kwa nchi za Magharibi kuondoa mafuta ya makaa ya mawe. "Amesisitiza umuhimu wa kuzingatia upanuzi wa nishati mbadala, uboreshaji wa ufanisi wa nishati, na ongezeko kubwa la uzalishaji wa hidrojeni. """ "Ni lazima tuangalie sana kujenga mfumo wa nishati wa siku zijazo, mfumo usio na mafuta ya visukuku, ikiwa ni pamoja na makaa ya mawe", alisema Jaber. Canada na UAE "Mashirika hayo ya kimataifa ya mafuta na gesi yametoa taarifa ya pamoja ya nchi kadhaa zilizoungana na ""High Ambition Coalition"" (HAC) ambayo ni chama cha kimataifa kinachopigania mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa, na kutaka kuondolewa kwa haraka kwa mafuta ya makaa ya mawe." Waziri wa Ufaransa, Ujerumani, Hispania, Ireland na wengine walisisitiza haja ya kupungua kwa haraka kwa uzalishaji na matumizi ya mafuta ya mafuta ndani ya muongo huu, wakikataa matumizi ya teknolojia za kukamata kaboni ili kupanua maisha ya sekta ya mafuta na gesi. Caroline Brouillette, mkurugenzi mtendaji wa Mtandao wa Hatua za Hali ya Hewa Canada, alikiri kuwa neno "mafuta ya visukuku yasiyopunguzwa" bado hupunguza hatua zinazohitajika kupunguza uzalishaji wa kaboni. Hata hivyo, alikiri kuwa lugha iliyotumika katika taarifa hiyo ilikuwa ya kutamani zaidi kuliko ile iliyopendekezwa na rais mteule wa COP wa UAE. "Kutokana na taarifa za Guilbeault, Waziri Mkuu wa Alberta Danielle Smith alikosoa lengo la ""net-zero"" la mtandao wa umeme kwa 2035 na kikomo cha uzalishaji wa mafuta na gesi, akiona kuwa ni kupunguzwa kwa uzalishaji wa kweli." "Smith alisisitiza serikali ya shirikisho kushirikiana na Alberta na kuwekeza katika sekta ya nishati ya kitaifa ili kufikia ""kutokuwepo kwa kaboni"" ifikapo mwaka 2050 wakati wa kuongeza uzalishaji wa nishati, uundaji wa kazi na ukuaji wa kiuchumi." Waziri Mkuu Scott Moe pia alitoa maoni ya kukosoa kwa taarifa za Guilbeault kupitia Twitter, akisema serikali ya Trudeau haitaki tu kupunguza uzalishaji katika sekta yetu ya nishati, wanataka kufunga kabisa sekta yetu ya nishati. < p> Guilbeault alishiriki katika majadiliano na wenzao wa waziri na wawakilishi wa ngazi ya juu kutoka nchi mbalimbali, pamoja na Marekani, Mexico, Uingereza, China, India na U.A.E., wakati wa Mkutano wa Waziri wa Hatua za Hali ya Hewa (MoCA) huko Brussels. Mkutano huo unakusudiwa kutekeleza makubaliano ya Paris na kushughulikia wasiwasi wa mataifa tajiri kabla ya mkutano wa COP28 ujao huko Dubai. "Kwa kuongezea kuondoa mafuta ya makaa ya mawe, Guilbeault aliwahimiza nchi tajiri kutimiza ahadi yao ya muda mrefu ya $ 100 bilioni kusaidia mataifa yanayoendelea kupunguza uzalishaji na kukabiliana na mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa. """ Canada pia inadai kuanzishwa kwa mfuko wa hasara na uharibifu ili kulipia nchi maskini kwa hasara za kiuchumi, kitamaduni, na binadamu zinazosababishwa na mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa. Taarifa za taarifa hii zilipatikana kupitia CBC na vyanzo vilivyotajwa. Mwandishi hana dhamana au ushirika unaohusiana na shirika hili. Si pendekezo la kununua au kuuza. Sikuzote fanya utafiti wa ziada na kushauriana na mtaalamu kabla ya kununua dhamana. Mwandishi hana leseni.