Protesting at UN Climate Talks Is Becoming Increasingly Difficult, Activists Say
By Kristoffer Tigue
Activists who have long played a role in shaping the tone and direction of the United Nations’ flagship climate summit say they’re being increasingly restricted at the annual event, complicating their ability to influence the talks. It comes as a record number of representatives and lobbyists from the fossil fuel industry attend COP28, which will continue in Dubai through next week.
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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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