Prime Minister Edi Rama participated in the World Climate Change Summit COP28, which is taking place in the United Arab Emirates. Rama delivered a message to the 'big polluters', stating that they focus only on 'giving lectures'.

"As a representative of the Republic of Albania but also of a region that is moving fast, called the Western Balkans, I am here today to share some thoughts. We all know that for decades developing countries like ours have struggled tirelessly to address development challenges while facing the negative effects of climate change. And yes, the Paris agreement was a ray of hope, a promise made by the world to preserve our planet and its inhabitants. 

And yet the reality is far from the commitments undertaken. To put it bluntly, the burden of climate action continues to fall disproportionately on the shoulders of developing countries, despite our minimal contribution to this crisis, while the big polluters do their best to lecture us but not to stop by themselves. What we do is what we believe in and we are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions globally to 20.9% by 2030 and achieving climate neutrality by 2050. Secondly, our country aims to become an energy leader in the region and net energy exporter by 2030. 

You should know that Albania is one of the rare countries that has no carbon dioxide emissions from energy production. Of course, the other side faces extreme hydrological risk because we depend on climate even though we are in full-scale diversification with wind and solar energy. Albania has moved forward with the implementation of practical solutions in nature during the last years. This year, Vjosa, baptized the last wild river in Europe, has been declared a national park in Albania.," said Rama in his speech during this summit.