Topics of the conference center around how to positively affect the world's climate crisis and membership is held by a majority of the world's countries.

Source: https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/conferences/un-climate-change-conference-united-arab-emirates-nov/dec-2023/about-cop-28

Environmental Activist.

Author of An Inconvenient Truth and other climate crisis books.

Founder of the Climate Reality Project, a non profit organization that focuses on solving and addressing the climate crisis through education and action.

"The climate crisis offers us the chance to experience what very few generations in history have had the privilege of knowing: a generational mission" (Gore, 2006).

Source: https://algore.com/about

"At a presentation at the COP's main plenary hall before the interview, Gore unveiled data showing that the UAE's greenhouse gas emissions rose by 7.5% in 2022 from the previous year, compared to a 1.5% percent rise in the entire world" (Volcovici, 2023).

Gore pushed for the final agreement of the conference to be worded in a way that completely phases out the use of fossil fuels and does not allow for exceptions based on the use of carbon capture technology by fossil fuel profiters (Volcovici, 2023).

Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/al-gore-slams-cop28-climate-summit-host-uae-says-its emissions-soared-2023-12-03/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtwaev11laM&t=12s

October 2023. An interview with CNN reveals Gore's thought on the upcoming COP28, the fossil fuel industry, and how we can approach climate action.

Source: https://www.ft.com/video/b59edf2d-176d-4609-9149-7a03289a0da0

"This year our theme celebrated everything preloved, secondhand, handed-down, reworked and reworn" (SFW, 2023).

Source: https://www.sustainablefashionweek.uk/sfw-2023

Source: https://www.sustainablefashionweek.uk/sfw-2023

"It is here that SAC joins as a coalition to learn about the evolution of the Higg Index tools, promote equal partnership across the value chain, share stories and best practices, and join forces to reach our industry goals" (Sustainable Apparel Coalition 2023 Annual Meeting - Textile Exchange, 2023).

Source: https://textileexchange.org/event/sustainable-apparel-coalition-2023-annual-meeting/

Source: https://cascale.org/events-trainings/event-galleries/annual-meetings/

"From climate change adaptation and mitigation, to traceability, livelihoods, circularity and regenerative agriculture, our global community came together to dive deeper into these issues and topics through a number of interactive sessions and events" (Morphet, 2024).

Cotton is one of the most widely used textiles in the world. Growing, harvesting, and processing cotton is also one of the most water intensive processes in the apparel industry. Finding ways to use less water or to make water usage more sustainable in the production of cotton textile is a crucial aspect of a sustainable future.

Source: https://bettercotton.org/visual-overview-better-cotton-conference-2023/

Source: https://bettercotton.org/visual-overview-better-cotton-conference-2023/

Al Gore Sums up the outcomes of the COP28 conference and shares his thoughts on the fossil fuel industry, its role in the climate crisis, and what our responsibility as citizens fighting against climate change is going forward.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSGR8qjEJMk