King Charles to give opening address at Cop28 climate summit
Attendance in UAE confirmed a year after Truss government advised Charles not to attend Egypt event
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From Caroline DaviesWed 1 Nov 2023 13.34 CET
King Charles is to attend the opening ceremony of the Cop28 climate summit in the United Arab Emirates, one year after he was advised by Liz Truss’s government not to attend the Cop27 summit in Egypt. Charles will deliver the opening address at the world climate action summit, a gathering of global leaders at the start of Cop28, in his first major speech on the climate crisis since becoming monarch. Under Liz Truss’s premiership, the king agreed to a request not to attend last year’s summit after Downing Street said it was not the right occasion so soon after his accession, though reports at the time suggested he had been disappointed not to go. Instead, he hosted a pre-summit reception at Buckingham Palace for leading experts. This year, Charles has been given the green light by Downing Street after being invited by the UAE’s president, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and will attend at the request of the UK government from 30 November to 1 December.
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