Activists decry disconnect between the protest and the event. - NPR
Activists decry disconnect between the protest and the event. : NPR
Why protests at UN climate talks in UAE are not easy to find
The UAE, site of this year's UN climate talks, forbids protests, something that has happened at previous summits. In Dubai, protests are happened but they are highly restricted.
Demonstrators hold a sign reading "end fossil fuels" at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption
People walk through the venue at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit near the Al Wasl Dome. Rafiq Maqbool/AP hide caption
Islene Facanha, of Portugal, participates in a demonstration dressed with images of wildfires at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption
Participants shout slogans during a demonstration demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Related Knowledge Center: Climate diplomacy
Talks are well underway in preparation for the next major international meeting on climate change, 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), scheduled to begin Nov. 30 in the United Arab Emirates.
Much like last year’s COP27, finances — specifically, aid to developing nations — will be at the center of conference deliberations.
The conference faces an even greater sense of urgency brought on by the Sept. 8, 2023, release of the first global stocktake, which calls for accelerated action to meet the goals set in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement (COP21).
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