Washington, November 28: US President Joe Biden will not attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai from November 30 to December 12. Leaders and diplomats from about 200 countries will attend this conference, the purpose of which is to discuss and plan. Future climate control measures.
While Biden has attended the UN-sponsored meeting twice before, the White House has announced a climate team delegation to Dubai, including special envoy John Kerry, climate adviser Ali Zaidi and clean energy adviser John Podesta. The decision not to attend the conference is attributed to Biden’s involvement in global conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine and the Israel–Hamas conflict, as well as domestic issues with Congress over government funding.
No official reason was given for Biden’s absence, but the White House expressed its commitment to a productive COP28 and emphasized ongoing efforts to tackle the climate crisis. Biden’s planned trip to Africa by the end of the year also appears unlikely.
The COP28 conference, organized annually by the United Nations, focuses on stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and preventing dangerous interference in the climate system. The goal is to phase out fossil fuels by 2030-2050 to reduce rising global temperatures, melting ice caps and related climate impacts.

Given that the United Arab Emirates, the world’s fifth-largest oil producer, is hosting the talks, geopolitical conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East could complicate international cooperation. Arab nations, criticized by the International Energy Agency (IEA) for insufficient investment in climate change technologies, face potential revenue losses if they do not transition to green technologies.
Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, the UAE’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and president-designate for COP28, faces criticism from climate activists due to his role as CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, which increases carbon-emitting crude oil. Wants. Oil and gas production.
Biden, who has called climate change the “ultimate threat to humanity”, introduced the Inflation Reduction Act during his tenure, a key US response to climate change. In contrast, his predecessor Donald Trump rejected climate change theories and criticized countries advocating climate action.