The president attended the annual conference in 2021 and 2022, but officials say this year he is preoccupied with the wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine.
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Pope Francis Cancels Trip to COP28 Climate Summit After Getting Sick
Days after the pontiff was forced to slow down because of a flu, his doctors advised him to not travel to Dubai for COP28. Francis has made climate activism a hallmark of his papacy.
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Documents Show Plan for Leader of COP28 Climate Talks to Promote Fossil Fuels
A leaked document has talking points for the president of the United Nations climate conference, who is an oil executive in the United Arab Emirates, to advance oil and gas deals.
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Missing COP28 Summit Complicates Biden’s Climate Credentials
The president is facing some pressure to focus on oil drilling and gas prices at home, while boosting climate ambition on the world stage.
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Biden to Skip U.N. Climate Summit, White House Official Says
He has attended the past two summits and calls climate change “the ultimate threat” but will miss the talks that are set to begin in Dubai on Thursday.