Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, meet World leaders and climate activists, on Thursday, commenced the 28th meeting of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
The summit is billed to run from 30 November to 12 December.
The Conference is the supreme decision-making body of the United Nation Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). States (countries) that are parties to the convention send representatives/delegates to COP, where they review the convention’s implementation and any other legal instruments adopted at COP meetings. They also make decisions necessary to promote the effective implementation of the convention, including institutional and administrative arrangements.
Nigeria is one of the signatories to the Paris Agreement. Its delegates are on the ground to advance conversations on its priorities towards achieving the ambitious climate change targets enshrined in its Nationally Determined Contribution document submitted to the UNFCCC.
According to the UNFCCC, over 70,000 delegates worldwide are expected to converge on the gleaming Emirati city of Dubai.
This year’s summit is expected to feature some contentious issues. Among these would be discussions on whether to phase out fossil fuels and how to sustainably finance the energy transition agenda in developing countries.
