Cop28: Agreement reached on the need to get away from fossil fuel use

Climate activists attend a protest against fossil fuels during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai. Picture: GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images

Almost 200 countries have come to an agreement on the need to get away from fossil fuel use in the future following marathon overnight negotiations at the UN's climate change summit in Dubai.

It is the first time in the history of the 28 Cop summits that fossil fuel reduction has been mentioned in the final agreement of 198 countries from around the world, but falls far short of the "phasing out" of oil, gas, and coal that environmental groups, scientists, and many countries wanted.