COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber of the United Arab Emirates at the annual climate meeting in Dubai. Getty Images Europe hide caption
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Hamidullah Nadeem, an Afghan climate advocate, attended the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit in Dubai as part of his university delegation. He was on a mission to get help for his homeland in the face of climate-related droughts and floods. Christopher Pike for NPR hide caption
Umesh Balal, an activist and member of the Indigenous Magar people of Nepal, says people with disabilities need to be part of the climate conversation. Christopher Pike for NPR hide caption
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, oil executive and president of COP28, exits negotiations as the conference nears its end Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption
Haze obscures the Dubai skyline including Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. The United Arab Emirates is choking under "alarmingly high" air pollution levels fed by its fossil fuel industry, Human Rights Watch warned on December 4. The oil-rich country hosts the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
More than 2,400 fossil fuel representatives and lobbyists have been accredited for the U.N. climate talks in Dubai — a record. Meanwhile, negotiators are wrestling with calls to end all new oil, gas and coal projects to curb climate change. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A record number of fossil fuel representatives are at this year's COP28 climate talks
Sultan al-Jaber, who is leading the COP28 United Nations climate talks underway in the United Arab Emirates, speaks during a news conference on December 4, 2023. In a meeting shortly before talks began, he incorrectly insisted that it is not necessary to phase out fossil fuels in order to avoid catastrophic global warming. Kamran Jebreili/AP hide caption
Major flooding has hit Kenya in November. The disasters are likely intensified by climate change, and are causing ongoing health issues across the region. World leaders are discussing the health impacts of climate change at the COP28 climate meeting in Dubai this month. AFP via Getty Images/LUIS TATO hide caption
Health is on the agenda at UN climate negotiations. Here's why that's a big deal
Vice President Harris speaks to leaders at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on Dec. 2, 2023. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Climate envoys John Kerry of the U.S. and Xie Zhenhua of China met in California in November. As the world's two-largest greenhouse gas emitters, agreement between the two countries is considered key for significant developments at the UN climate summit. William Vasta/The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands hide caption
At climate summit, nations want more from the U.S.: 'There's just a trust deficit'
After getting hit with Hurricane Irma in 2017, Antigua and Barbuda is still recovering. It's one of many countries that will need hundreds of millions of dollars to prepare for stronger storms and other climate impacts. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber at the opening ceremony for the annual United Nations climate summit, held this year in Dubai. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption
Vice President Harris speaks outside the White House on Nov. 8. Harris is planning to travel to the COP28 international climate summit this week, according to a source familiar with the plans. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Summers could get dramatically hotter if the world fails to slow the pace of climate change. Brent Jones/NPR hide caption
3 climate impacts the U.S. will see if warming goes beyond 1.5 degrees
Wind turbines generate electricity off the coast of England. World leaders will meet later this week in Dubai to discuss global efforts to reduce emissions of planet-warming pollution and transition to renewable energy sources. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption
Pope Francis is a staunch advocate for addressing climate change. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images hide caption
A group of scientists from the United Kingdom trek up to a research site on the west side of the Greenland ice sheet near Kangerlussuaq in the summer of 2022. This year marks the 26th year that Greenland has lost more ice than it gained. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption