The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will see the first Montreal Protocol Pavilion that highlights the Montreal Protocol's enormous achievements in climate protection. Together with 15 partners, headed by the Ozone Secretariat, we have prepared an exciting programme.

 

You won't be on site? Don't worry, all side events will be livestreamed!

 

UNFCCC's 2023 Synthesis Report on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) shows that we are far away from limiting Global Warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. This is devastating news for all of us, as each hundreth of a degree more means further increases in extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and other serious consequences. Hopes are therefore high that COP28 will bring new comitments. A Global Cooling Pledge is announced for 05th December. The potential is huge: the phase-down of HFCs can prevent up to 0.5°C of Global Warming by the end of this century. Let's continue our work for advancing Green Cooling!

Thank you for your valued cooperation and trust. We would especially like to express our gratitude to our commissioners without whom our project work would not be possible: the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), and the European Union (EU).

We look forward to meeting you at our COP28 side events in Dubai or online.

Stay naturally cool,

Bernhard Siegele
Programme Manager GIZ Proklima