Dubai Conference Decisive to Turn Climate Plans into Ambitious Action

Addis Ababa ,November 29/2023(ENA)-World leaders will meet from 30 November to 12 December in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to chart an ambitious way forward in the global fight against climate.

The United Nations Climate Change Conferences are government-level large-scale annual gatherings focused on climate action. 

They are also referred to as COPs – Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COPs 28) will convene for the coming ten days in Dubai starting from tomorrow. According to the UN, COP28 is a critical moment for global climate action.

Over 60,000 people are expected to attend the conference, including delegates from member states of the UNFCCC, industry leaders, youth activists, representatives of indigenous communities, journalists, and other stakeholders. 

Now, COP28 is expected to be a turning point, where countries not only agree ‘WHAT’ stronger climate actions will be taken, but show ‘HOW’ to deliver them.

Measuring the progress towards achieving the Paris goals on mitigation, adaptation and climate finance and adapting existing plans is a key part of the puzzle, and this is why COP28 assumes more significance.

Almost eight years after the Paris Agreement and half-way through the 2030 Agenda, COP28 is a timely opportunity to embark upon a new path towards effective climate action.

As several UN reports show, the world is not on track to meeting the Paris Agreement’s goals, but the hope is that governments at COP28 will lay out a roadmap to accelerate climate action.

In 2020, individual countries came up with national climate action plans aimed at reducing national emissions and adapting to climate change impacts.

With the next round of these plans scheduled for 2025, the outcome of the global stocktake process could encourage countries to raise ambition and set new targets, exceeding existing policies and commitments.

With so much at stake, the Dubai conference is a decisive moment to turn climate plans into ambitious action and turn the tide against the climate crisis.