Summary:
Information Guide covering the 28th Conference of Parties to the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - also known as COP 28 - and notably the European perspective on it. This Conference was held in Dubai between and 30 November and 12 December 2023.
Further information:
The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the supreme body of the UNFCCC Convention. It consists of the representatives of the Parties to the Convention. It holds its sessions every year. The COP takes decisions which are necessary to ensure the effective implementation of the provisions of the Convention and regularly reviews the implementation of these provisions.
The Council of the European Union adopted the European Union's (EU) position for the climate summit on 16 October 2023. In the negotiations unfolding at the Conference, the European Union's (EU) priorities included:
- Phasing out fossil fuels and increasing renewable energy capacity and energy efficiency;
- A more concerted focus on emissions reductions throughout the decade;
- Preparing for adaptation to climate change;
- Ensuring climate finance to address loss and damaged from all who can pay.
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