Imagine a massive industry expo with the drama of a dozen simultaneous political conferences, a few flashes of impassioned protest and the occasional crowd crush to glimpse a climate celebrity. Such is the scene at the annual COP conference, this year being held Nov. 30-Dec. 12 in the Emirati city of Dubai. Staged across a cavernous campus of pop-up buildings and exhibition halls, this year's COP28 will bring together more than 70,000 people from nearly 200 countries. Here's how the climate summit unfolds on the ground.   The opening ceremony The UAE has spent the last year laying the diplomatic groundwork for this year's summit. But it officially takes on t...Keep on reading: Explainer: What happens at a COP climate summit?