China Rules Out Hosting UN Climate Summit COP33 in 2028

China has ruled out hosting COP33, the United Nations climate summit scheduled for 2028, according to The Guardian. The report was published on 12 November 2026. The meeting is scheduled for 6 to 17 November 2028.

COP stands for "Conference of the Parties," the name for the yearly gatherings of countries that have joined the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. That treaty provides the basic structure for international cooperation on global warming. At these summits, governments negotiate how to respond to climate change, and a host country takes on the job of organising the event.

Under the convention's rules, an Asian country should host COP33 in 2028, the Guardian reports.

Former US vice-president Al Gore told the Guardian that he would be very much in favour of China hosting COP33.