Dubai Gears Up to Host Pivotal Climate Summit

As the United Arab Emirates gets ready to host this year’s COP28 from November 30 to December 12, final preparations are underway.

In a year of devastating floods, wildfires and the hottest temperatures on record, the climate conference, known as the Conference of the Parties (COP28), is set to debate a range of crucial topics.

While this year’s climate summit will be reviewing countries’ progress on implementation of the Paris Agreement, the UAE have also set four themes focusing on the energy transition, climate finance, climate management inclusivity and people, their livelihoods and nature.

The UAE and fossil fuels

With fossil fuel use and carbon emissions expected to top the agenda of the 13-day summit, plenty of criticism has been directed at the choice of host country.