King Charles to attend COP28
BY CHARLIE
COOPER
NOVEMBER 1,
2023 12:14 PM CET
https://www.politico.eu/article/cop28-dubai-king-charles-attend/
King
Charles III will attend the COP28 climate summit in Dubai next month,
Buckingham Palace confirmed.
The King —
a longstanding advocate of bolder action to combat climate change — will
deliver the opening address at the World Climate Action Summit, the gathering
of global leaders which will open the two-week annual conference.
It will be
the first time he has attended a COP summit as King. Having played a major
diplomatic role as Prince of Wales at the U.K.-hosted COP26 in 2021, there was
confusion last year as to whether he would attend the COP27 summit in Egypt.
Downing Street eventually confirmed that he would not go as it was not the
“right occasion.”
This year,
the King will attend “at the invitation” of UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al
Nahyan and “at the request” of the U.K. government, Buckingham Palace said.
He will
speak at the summit on Friday 1 December and will “take the opportunity to have
meetings with regional leaders” ahead of the event, according to a statement
from the palace.
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