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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan arrives to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference Climate Summit in Dubai on Nov. 30, 2023. (Reuters)
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COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber during the opening ceremony of the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai on Nov. 30, 2023. (AFP)
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Above, Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry, the who chaired the previous COP talks in Egypt last year, during the opening ceremony of the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai on Nov. 30, 2023. (Abdulrahman Fahad Bin shulhub/AN)
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Above, a view of Dubai’s Expo City during the United Nations Climate Change Conference Climate Summit on Nov. 30, 2023. (Reuters)
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Delegates have their pictures taken at the venue of the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai on Nov. 30, 2023. (Reuters)
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A worker adjusts flags at the COP28 UN Climate Summit on Nov. 30, 2023 in Dubai. (AP)
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People demonstrate at the COP28 UN Climate Summit on Nov. 30, 2023 in Dubai. (AP)
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Delegates talk near a sign for the COP28 UN Climate Summit on Nov. 30, 2023 in Dubai. (AP)
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A worker sets up at the COP28 UN. Climate Summit on Nov. 30, 2023 in Dubai. (AP)
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People demonstrate at the COP28 UN Climate Summit on Nov. 30, 2023 in Dubai. (AP)
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Delegates talk near a sign for the COP28 UN Climate Summit on Nov. 30, 2023 in Dubai. (AP)
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Updated 30 November 2023
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COP28: Climate change conference opens in Dubai

Around 200 heads of state, diplomats and delegates gather in Dubai this week for the two-week COP28 climate summit.

The annual gathering, which stands for Conference of the Parties, refers to nations that agreed to a climate change framework by the UN in 1992. This marks the 28th year of its occurrence.

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