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UN bid to keep 1.5C alive exposes deepening divisions over fossil fuels
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Negotiations over a UN initiative to keep global warming within 1.5C have highlighted stark divisions between nations. Vulnerable island states and poorer countries are pushing for the effort to accelerate fossil fuel phase-out, while Arab oil-producing states are resisting, calling instead for continued investment in oil and gas. No consensus has emerged on the role of fossil fuels in climate action.