Gaza war jeopardizes COP28

The bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas also affects the COP28 climate conference in Dubai in six weeks. Besides security issues, new geopolitical tensions and rising gas and oil prices are a cause of concern for observers. There are even rumors that the conference will be canceled or postponed.

Diplomats and climate politicians fear the escalating war between Israel and the Palestinian organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip could jeopardize the upcoming climate negotiations. Observers say that with thousands of people dead from Hamas terrorist attacks and Israeli retaliatory strikes in the Gaza Strip, the conditions for reaching an agreement at the COP28 in Dubai in December are deteriorating significantly. There is also apparently talk of postponing or canceling the conference should the situation escalate further.

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