The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which will take place from November 30 to December 12, would be decisive to advance multilateral responses to the climate crisis. The first Global Stocktake of the implementation of the Paris Agreement, scaling-up mitigation ambition and implementation, and operationalsing the new Loss and Damage Fund agreed at COP27, are among the topics high on the COP28 agenda.

In this regard, IDOS cordially invites you to a virtual press briefing on Wednesday, November 22, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm CET. Our experts will discuss some of the key issues ahead of COP28. 

• Why is COP28 important and what can we expect?
  Prof. Dr Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Director of IDOS

• Progress on operationalising the new Loss and Damage Fund
  Dr Mariya Aleksandrova, Senior Researcher

• Ensuring the ‘just’ in the just (energy) transition
  Alexia Faus Onbargi, Researcher

• Opportunities to address the climate finance gap
  Prof. Dr Clara Brandi, Head of Programme & Senior Researcher

The event will be conducted in German and English.

Please register by Tuesday, November 21 by emailing presse@idos-research.de. The event will take place via Zoom. You will receive the access link via email in time before the event.

You are also welcome to forward the invitation to interested colleagues.

IDOS experts will be available for interviews before, during and after the press briefing. If you have any questions, please contact us directly.