COP28: UAE to become 2nd Middle East nation to host UN Climate Change conference, in 2023

United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host COP28 international climate summit in Dubai, its Prime Minister said on Monday. In a statement, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said that Emirates has got opportunity to host much-vaunted United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2023 and it will pull all stops to make it a success. “We will put all our capabilities to make conference a success. UAE will remain committed to global climate action to protect planet,” he reckoned.

Who hosts COP?

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), UN’s climate body holds an annual meeting kwn as Conference of Parties (COP). Every year, regional groups of countries take turns to hold summit. For instance, in 2020, Western European and Or States group backed decision of UK hosting main event and Italy hosting a preliminary event called “pre-COP".  tably, it is second time that summit is being held in middle east with Egypt hosting it next year (COP27). 

UK PM reminisces COP26

crucial Conference of Parties (COP26) at Glasgow ended with large ecomies across world making serious commitments to combat climate change and smaller nations raising severe concerns on same. While re is still so much that needs to be done to save planet, UK prime minister Boris Johnson on Sunday looked back at COP26 as moment "humanity finally got real about climate change." In a 'serious breakthrough', COP26 has kept 1.5°C alive and me progress on coal, cars, cash and trees, Johnson wrote on Twitter.

Pledging to work continuously towards reaching targets of Paris Agreement, Johnson also thanked leers, negotiators and campaigners for COP26. Talking about teworthy achievements at climate summit, Johnson asserted that when UK took over presidency of COP26, 30% of world was signed up to net zero. "w, we've got almost entire world, including all biggest polluters," he wrongly stated as China failed to pledge 'net-zero' emissions or any major commitments during COP26.

Im: AP