Approximately 90 world leaders are attending COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from November 6 to 18, 2022. However, key figureheads from some of the globe’s most polluting States are not on the list of attendees.
Significantly, the world’s largest emitter, China, has no intention of showing up. Japan, India, Australia, and Canada will also follow suit. Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin has also confirmed that he would not be at the COP talks.