What is COP28? This year’s climate conference, explained

This year's climate conference in Dubai will include the first formal assessment of the countries' progress towards the 2015 Paris Agreement targets. This week leaders and diplomats from nearly 200 countries will gather in Dubai for COP, the annual United Nations climate conference. During the conference, which runs from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, nations will take stock of their progress on meeting their climate targets and try to draft plans to phase-out fossil fuels. The 28th annual conference begins against a backdrop of rising greenhouse gas emissions, which reached record highs in 2022, and geopolitical tensions in the Middle…