This global event, which takes place from November 30 to December 12 with the participation of more than 160 world leaders, is a decisive moment to act on climate commitments and prevent the worst impacts of climate change.
COP-28 marks the conclusion of the “Global Stocktake,” the first assessment of global progress in implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement.
This Review should serve as a catalyst for greater ambition in achieving the goals of this agreement, as nations prepare to submit revised national climate action plans by 2025.
It outlines actions on how to accelerate emissions reductions, build resilience to climate impacts, and provide the support and financing needed for transformation.
Financing the fight against climate change is at the heart of this transformation.
The progress made in financing the fight against climate change during this COP will be essential to build confidence in other areas of negotiation and to lay the foundations for an even more ambitious “new quantified collective objective” in this area. material, which must be implemented next year.
This event must also pave the way for a just and inclusive transition towards renewable energies and the gradual abandonment of fossil fuels and the fight against climate change.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, UN Climate Executive Secretary Simon Stiell noted that the international community is moving too slowly from an unstable world that lacks resilience to developing the best responses to complex impacts. facing the world, calling for greater efforts to enable climate action to move forward more quickly.
Morocco, which hosted COP22 in Marrakech in 2016, has a strong presence during this global event, notably with a pavilion highlighting climate action by governmental, non-governmental and academic institutions.
COP28 will be an opportunity to present Moroccan success stories, particularly in renewable energy projects which make the Kingdom a pioneering country on the Arab and African scale in this area.