- 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to UNFCCC started in Dubai.
- The COP28 meeting is scheduled to be held from November 30 to December 12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
- The conference will be held at Expo City in Dubai, UAE.
- Reining in fossil fuels and carbon emissions is the main agenda of the summit.
- It will also facilitate the exchange of best practices and innovations across vital sectors crucial to decarbonisation efforts in the areas of energy, transport, buildings, industry, finance and nature.
- COP is an annual meeting of leaders, policymakers, scientists and activists to find solutions of the growing challenges of climate change.
- At the meeting, member countries will negotiate on their first Global Stocktake (GST). It is a scorecard to analyze countries’ progress towards the Paris Agreement.
- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was established in 1992.
The main Objectives of COP 28 are
- Limiting the increase in global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
- Achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
- Assisting the communities who are most vulnerable to the consequences of climate change.
- Its main objective is to review the progress of the development of the Paris Agreement.