Global push for renewable energy targets and end to fossil fuel age

Germany has called for an ambitious target for renewable energy to "ring in the end of the fossil fuel age" and limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The proposal flips the script on a previous push to set a deadline for phasing out all fossil fuels, which faced stiff resistance from major oil and gas exporting nations. The COP28 chair has urged nations to triple renewables capacity by 2030 and called on developed countries to deliver a long-promised $100bn climate package for developing countries. Diplomats attending the meeting in Berlin will also be discussing how to ramp up various forms of financial aid for developing countries hardest hit by climate change.