The latest draft deal of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) called on countries to “transition away” from the use of fossil fuels, but stopped short of mentioning the process of “phase out”, which earlier drew criticism from the United States, the European Union and climate-vulnerable countries.The latest draft deal of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) called on countries to “transition away” from the use of fossil fuels, but stopped short of mentioning the process of “phase out”, which earlier drew criticism from the United States, the European Union and climate-vulnerable countries.