Alliance of Small Island States sees 'a litany of loopholes" in COP28 text
People stand on stage ahead of the Plenary meeting, after a draft of a negotiation deal was released, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky Purchase Licensing Rights
DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Alliance of Small Island States said on Wednesday it saw "a litany of loopholes" in a proposed text for a climate deal at the COP28 summit.
"The text does not speak specifically to fossil fuel phaseout and mitigation in a way that is in fact 'the step change that is needed'," said the alliance, known by its acronym AOSIS, which represents countries that are disproportionately vulnerable to climate effects including sea level rise.
"It is incremental and not transformational."
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Reporting by Valerie Volcovici, writing by Elizabeth Piper
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