EU countries on Monday (16 October) adopted a common stance for the United Nations' COP28 international climate conference, but had to agree softer language on the EU’s emissions reduction target and fossil fuel exit goal in order to reach a unanimous decision.

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The European Union will also push for a “predominantly fossil-free” global energy sector “well before 2050” and strive to reach a “fully or predominantly decarbonised power system in the 2030s,” according to wording agreed by the bloc’s environment ministers.

However, the most ambitious countries had to accept watered-down language on the EU’s push to phase out fossil fuels and reduce emissions as the decision needed to be taken by unanimity.