The latest edition of the annual UN climate conference took place in Dubai – the largest city in the United Arab Emirates – from 30 November through 13 December, running over by one day. The UN News teams in Dubai and at Headquarters in New York provided detailed coverage of the multiple events that took place at the Forum, that attended by over 80,000 participants. In this Newsletter the UN News recaps the events that set the stage for the conference as well as all the action that took place in Dubai. Find everything one needs to know on the COP28 Special Coverage page that features news articles, interviews, videos and more.
A COP28 draft outcome text released to negotiators in Dubai Monday evening dropped a call to ‘phaseout’ fossil fuels, prompting an outcry from climate vulnerable countries and civil society. The United States, European Union countries, and a group of small island developing States joined a chorus of civil society groups denouncing the draft as not going far enough to curb global warming.
By UN News. December 15, 2023.
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