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☆ UAE Will Not Host Next Year's COP29 Climate Talks, Official Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Gloria DickieLONDON (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will not double up on hosting the United Nations' annual climate conference by holding next year's summit, according to leadership involved in the event. "The UAE has not been asked and has no intention of hosting COP29," Majid Al Suwaidi, director general of the COP28 summit, told reporters on Friday. "We will not be hosting COP29." Nations are scrambling to find an alternative venue for the event which sees representatives from nearly 200 countries gather to agree to joint efforts to tackle climate change. If a host for COP29 cannot be agreed, the location could revert to Bonn, Germany, where the U.N. climate secretariat is headquartered.

Persons: Gloria Dickie LONDON, Majid Al Suwaidi, Gloria Dickie, Kate Abnett, Alison Williams Organizations: United, United Nations, Union Locations: United Arab Emirates, Eastern Europe, UAE, Dubai, Ukraine, Bonn, Germany, London, Brussels

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with UAE COP28 director-general
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with UAE COP28 director-generalLarge emitters “need to be at the table,” UAE COP28 Director-General Majid Al Suwaidi tells CNBC’s Dan Murphy ahead of the U.N. Climate Conference in November.

Persons: Majid Al Suwaidi, CNBC’s Dan Murphy Organizations: UAE COP28, Climate Conference

☆ Large emitters 'need to be at the table,' COP28 director general says ahead of UAE meeting
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLarge emitters 'need to be at the table,' COP28 director general says ahead of UAE meetingLarge emitters "need to be at the table" at COP28 in the UAE, the conference's Director-General Majid Al Suwaidi tells CNBC, as the fossil fuel producer faces criticism ahead of November's climate talks.

Persons: Majid Al Suwaidi Organizations: CNBC Locations: UAE, COP28

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