There's also an ongoing debate about whether an agreement should center on "abated" fossil fuels, which are trapped and stocked with carbon capture and storage technologies, or "unabated" fossil fuels, which are largely understood to be produced and used without substantial reductions in the amount of emitted greenhouse gases.
"We cannot save a burning planet with a firehose of fossil fuels," Guterres said.
"The 1.5-degree limit is only possible if we ultimately stop burning all fossil fuels.
Not everyone is on board with calls to phase out fossil fuels, however.
An Exxon Mobil gas station in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 203.
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