COP28: Key Players, Goals, and Challenges

The upcoming COP28 climate summit in Dubai will bring together a diverse group of influential figures, including Sultan al-Jaber, the controversial president of the summit and CEO of the UAE's national oil company; John Kerry, the US climate envoy; Simon Stiell, the UN climate chief; Madeleine Diouf Sarr, chair of the group representing the world's least-developed countries; and Pope Francis, who will deliver a speech on the ethical case for climate action. Other key figures include Bill Gates, Vanessa Nakate, Khalid al-Mehaid, Wopke Hoekstra, Teresa Ribera, Kate Hampton, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Mohamed Nasr, Mia Mottley, Jennifer Morgan, and King Charles III.