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King Charles to attend COP28 after missing last climate conference

01 Nov 2023 09:20pm
Britain's King Charles III is to play a key role once again at the international climate change conference. (Photo by Chris Jackson / POOL / AFP)
Britain's King Charles III is to play a key role once again at the international climate change conference. (Photo by Chris Jackson / POOL / AFP)

LONDON - Britain's King Charles III is to play a key role once again at the international climate change conference.

Charles will travel to Dubai to deliver the opening address at the World Climate Action Summit at COP28 in the UAE on Dec 1, reported PA Media.

The monarch missed COP27 in Egypt last year following advice from the government while Liz Truss was prime minister, despite it being widely reported he had hoped to attend in person.

As the prince of Wales, he spent decades passionately campaigning on green and environmental issues.

Buckingham Palace announced Charles, who is away on a state visit to Kenya, will travel to the UAE and open the World Climate Action Summit, which forms part of COP28's programme and convenes heads of state and government and other leaders to discuss concrete plans for tackling climate change.

As the prince of Wales, he previously had a more central role, delivering the opening address at the main opening ceremony of COP26 in Glasgow in 2021 and COP21 in Paris in 2015.

The king was invited by UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and will attend at the request of the UK government, the palace said. - BERNAMA-PA Media/dpa

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