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Addressing the event, COP28 President Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber and UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on countries to act immediately to turn commitments into real economic results.
French Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher called the COP28 agreement a victory for multilateralism and climate diplomacy. She said countries need to create individual plans to gradually eliminate fossil fuels.
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry praised the cooperative spirit of the parties at COP28.
Canadian Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said the agreement creates an opportunity for short-term actions and incentives to implement a clean, appropriate, and safe transition process that can limit warming to 1.5 ºC.