Explained: What is COP28, why does it matter, and what can UAE residents do?

Explained: What is COP28, why does it matter, and what can UAE residents do?

The worsening summer climate the world has experienced this year is a strong reminder that we are behind schedule in mitigating climate change

Published: Tue 22 Aug 2023, 6:06 PM

Three months from now, the UAE will host COP28 or the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from November 30 to December 12 at Expo City Dubai.

COP28 UAE is hailed as a milestone moment when the world will take stock of its progress on the Paris Agreement that set the goal to keep the rise in mean global temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and preferably limit the increase to 1.5°C to substantially reduce the effects of climate change.

The upcoming climate conference in Dubai will provide a comprehensive assessment of the global progress since adopting the Paris Agreement on April 22, 2016. It will also provide measures that are needed to be put in place to bridge the gaps in addressing climate change.

What is COP28?

Climate change is real and this has been proven last month, when the world recorded its hottest month. The typical temperature last month was almost a full degree higher than the average for July in