COP28: World leaders gather in Dubai

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United Arab Emirates Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber speaks during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, meets with Kamala Harris, U.S. Vice President as Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the U.S., looks on, at COP28 UAE in EXPO City, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates meets with Polish President, Andrzej Duda, at COP28 UAE in EXPO City, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates December 2, 2023. UAE Presidential Court/Ryan Carter/ Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands during the Transforming Food Systems in the Face of Climate Change event on the sidelines of the COP28 climate summit at Dubai Expo, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates December 1, 2023. SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS

China's Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva delivers keynote address at Business and Philanthropy Forum, during the United Nations Climate Change COP28 conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Vanuatu Deputy Prime Minister Matai Seremaiah Nawalu, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis Terrance Drew, President of Namibia Hage Geingob, Brazil's Minister for Agrarian Development Paulo Teixeira, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pose for a picture during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks on as Indonesian President Joko Widodo and U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands during the Transforming Food Systems in the Face of Climate Change event on the sidelines of the COP28 climate summit at Dubai Expo, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates December 1, 2023. SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS

Co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates addresses the panel session at the Business and Philanthropy Forum, during the United Nations Climate Change COP28 conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates looks on during an interview with Reuters at COP28 World Climate Summit, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Imad Creidi

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry delivers opening remarks for the 'A New Energy Paradigm' panel at Business and Philanthropy Forum, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Tuvalu's Prime Minister Kausea Natano attends an event, as a group of nation-states will be announcing their intention to seek a negotiating mandate for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

United Arab Emirates Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber gestures as he speaks during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, meets with Kamala Harris, U.S. Vice President as Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the U.S., Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and UAE National Security Advisor, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, look on, at COP28 UAE in EXPO City, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Abdullah of Pahang Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan pose during United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) at Expo City Dubai, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. COP28/Mahmoud Khaled/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

North Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould El-Ghazouani delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani

Mongolia's President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

French President Emmanuel Macron walks after a press conference at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in this handout picture released on December 1, 2023. Israel Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Director General Robert Mardini speaks on the Israel-Hamas war, a day after a ceasefire between the warring parties collapsed, during an interview with Reuters at the COP28 summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi

Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets with President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in this handout picture released on December 1, 2023. Avi Ohayon/GPO/Handout via Reuters THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend the Transforming Food Systems in the Face of Climate Change event on the sidelines of the COP28 climate summit at Dubai Expo, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates December 1, 2023. SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS

Israeli President Isaac Herzog shakes hands with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in this handout picture released on December 1, 2023. Israel Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Melinda Crane, Vanuatu Deputy Prime Minister Matai Seremaiah Nawalu, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis Terrance Drew, President of Namibia Hage Geingob, Brazil's Minister for Agrarian Development Paulo Teixeira, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen listen as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, addresses the panel session at the Business and Philanthropy Forum, during the United Nations Climate Change COP28 conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, Tuvalu's Prime Minister Kausea Natano, Vanuatu's Climate Minister Ralph Regenvanu, Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Alphonso Browne, and Palau's Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment Steven Victor attend an event, as a group of nation-states will be announcing their intention to seek a negotiating mandate for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz walks towards the German pavilion at COP28, World Climate Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Hungary's President Katalin Novak delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Britain's King Charles shakes hands with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in this handout picture released on December 1, 2023. Israel Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a statement at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani/File Photo

President of the Maldives Mohamed Muizzu delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Slovenia's President Natasa Pirc Musar delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Chad's Foreign Minister Mahamat Saleh Annadif delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Yemen's President Rashad Mohammed Ali Al-Alimi delivers a national statement at the World Climate Action Summit during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. REUTERS/Thaier Al Sudani

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez shakes hands with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as they meet during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2023. Ricardo Stuckert/Brazil Presidency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT