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Brazil open to commitment to eliminate fossil fuels

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Brazil is not opposed to the commitment to eliminate fossil fuels being included in the final document of the climate conference in Dubai, COP 28, but with one caveat: that the developed countries, which caused the problem and are best placed to combat the climate crisis, should be the first to implement the decision.The position is expressed in the joint statement that the four emerging economies that make up the group known as the BASIC—Brazil, South Africa, India, and China—made at the opening of the climate conference in the United Arab Emirates."The BASIC notes with concern that in recent years there has been a significant increase in the production and consumption of fossil fuels by developed countries," said the text read out in plenary by diplomat Liliam Chagas, director of the Climate Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."The group once again encourages developed countries to take the lead in phasing out their own production and consumption of fossil fuels in an accelerated manner," the statement further said. Brazil holds the rotating presidency of the BASIC at the COP in Dubai.The group references the principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR), as established in the Climate Change Convention. This principle recognizes that while all countries are obligated to address the climate crisis, wealthy nations, bearers of the greater responsibility for the current situation and possessing more resources to confront the challenge, should be at the forefront.This principle is now being invoked to explain why they would not oppose the inclusion of a commitment in the Global Stocktake (GST) text to either phase out or reduce the production and use of fossil fuels. According to the emerging economies, wealthy countries must lead the way in executing this decision.An observer...

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