That is the targeted increase in renewable energy capacity globally by 2030 coming out of the United Nations COP28 conference, which just wound down this week in Dubai. In what is at one level seen as the most important aspect of the agreement, the pact for the first time called for “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems.” This is significantly stronger than language used in past years’ agreements, which simply called for reducing the use of coal and did not call for reductions in oil and gas at all. However, some climate proponents are saying the language finally agreed to is ambiguous, because it’s not totally clear whether a “transition away” means ending use of fossil fuels entirely or just partially. On the other hand, Jean Su, energy justice director at the Center for Biological Diversity, said that the “big process win” of COP28 is that negotiators finally have an accord “that signals that the fossil fuel era at some point has to end.” SCDigest will just note that despite many of these UN conclaves and agreements, CO2 emissions globally continue to rise, though are declining modestly in the US.