COP28 Has Big Agenda but Won’t Have Biden, Xi
Voice of America
Cars pass by a billboard advertising COP28 at Sheikh Zayed Highway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 27, 2023. A general view of Expo City and the Al Wall Dome is seen in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 27, 2023. Representatives will gather at Expo City Thursday through Dec. 12 for the 28th U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP28. FILE - U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks during an interview with The Associated Press after the G-7 ministers' meeting on climate, energy and environment in Sapporo, Japan, Apr. 16, 2023. FILE - Smoke billows from a coal-fired power plant in Beijing, Nov. 13, 2014.
When world leaders gather in Dubai beginning Thursday for COP28, this year’s U.N. climate summit, the heads of the world’s two largest economies will be notably absent.
