Preparing for UAE Cop 28: Gulf Countries’ Net-zero and Climate Action Roadmaps | Morgan Lewis

At the end of 2023, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the Conference of the Parties (COP), the decision-making body responsible for monitoring and reviewing the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (UAE COP 28).

COPs are aimed at fostering a sense of shared responsibility and setting a path for nations to tackle climate change collectively. The Paris Agreement, the breakthrough accord reached in 2016 following COP 21, set goals to hold “the increase in the global average…