FAQs about COP28 Dubai UAE 2023

1. What is COP28, when and where will it take place?

COP28 is the 28th Conference of the Parties, which will take place between November 30 and December 12, 2023. It will take place in the United Arab Emirates, in the city of Dubai, at the Expo City Dubai Congress Centre . It is estimated that more than 80,000 delegates will participate, a figure that includes 140 heads of state and government, and more than 5,000 media professionals. According to some, COP28 will be the most important conference after the signing of the Paris Agreement.

The COP, Conference of the Parties , is the supreme body of the United Nations Framework Convention on United Nations Climate Change, UNFCCC, which meets every year. The COP was created at the Rio 92 Summit , in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, as the highest authority on climate matters, the highest summit, supposed to make major decisions on climate matters.

The COPs are identified by the number of years of the Conference, thus the number in which the Paris Agreement was presented was the 21st Conference of the Parties, hence its name COP21. Since its creation, no COP had been postponed until COP26 had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FAQs about COP28 Dubai UAE 2023

1. What is COP28, when and where will it take place?

2. Who is Simon Stiell and what is expected of him at COP28?

2. Who is Simon Stiell and what is expected of him at COP28?

4. What are the objectives of COP28 ?

5. Why is COP 28 held in an oil country?

6. Who will preside over COP28 and what have been the reactions to his appointment?

7. What is the new Synthesis Report and what does it have to do with COP28?

8. What is the Global Stocktake and how does it relate to COP28?

9. Why is the World Balance at a critical moment before COP28?

10. Have climate COPs worked?