The UN climate change conference, COP28, has opened its gates in Dubai with a resounding call to accelerate collective climate action.
More than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries are expected to participate in this decisive summit to discuss progress made in limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, helping vulnerable communities adapt to the effects of climate change, and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. All of this, amidst reports that climate pledges are not enough to avert the worst impacts of global warming.
Heads of nations, business leaders, climate scientists, Indigenous Peoples, journalists, and various other experts and stakeholders are also among the participants.
Among the many decisions countries must make during the summit will be whether to agree to gradually phase out consumption of fossil fuels and replace them with renewable energy sources such as solar and wind. Decisions made by the stakeholders at the COP28 could turn out to be the most consequential outcome following the 2015 Paris conference.
According to the UN, COP28 will provide a reality check – a culmination of a process called Global Stocktake – on how far the world has come in tackling the climate crisis and how much of a course correction is needed.
The first global stocktake began at COP26 in Glasgow and it will conclude in Dubai. It is designed to help identify what more still needs to be done and guide countries towards more ambitious and accelerated climate action plans.
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