Climate Politics

Modi Offers India as Host of COP Climate Talks in 2028

Narendra Modi at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 1. — Narendra Modi at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 1.
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By Jess Shankleman and Laura Millan

December 1, 2023 at 11:50 AM UTC

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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered to host the United Nations sponsored COP conference in 2028, as he seeks to position the world’s third-largest emitter as a climate leader.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of COP28 in Dubai on Friday, Modi reiterated his call for a “just, inclusive and equitable” energy transition as he offered to host COP33.