China withdraws bid to host COP33 in 2028
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on SeneNews
China has withdrawn its bid to host COP33, the UN climate conference scheduled for 2028. Beijing had considered the possibility for several months before abandoning the plan, according to several sources familiar with the matter cited by AFP from COP31 in Antalya.
China has withdrawn from hosting COP33, the annual UN climate conference scheduled for 2028, after considering for several months whether to submit its bid. Several sources familiar with the matter who were attending COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, confirmed the decision to AFP on Friday, following a report by the British daily The Guardian.
The Chinese bid had never been publicly announced, nor had its withdrawal. China’s Foreign Ministry did not comment on the reports during a press briefing in Beijing, while stating that COP remains an important platform for global climate governance and that China remains committed to the green and low-carbon transition and international cooperation on climate change, according to AFP.
COP31 is currently being held in Turkey and is to be followed by COP32 in Ethiopia in 2027. The conferences are organised in turn across the major regional blocs, according to AFP.
