CO2: 426.07 ppmSmall island leaders are calling for urgent climate action at the United Nations talks in Turkey
The annual summit follows a year of deadly floods, heat waves and other disasters. Leaders said geopolitical conflicts had diverted attention from climate change.
World leaders, delegates and climate activists are gathering in Antalya, Turkey, for a U.N. climate summit near the end of a year of extreme weather around the world.
Outgoing United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has a forceful message on the eve of climate talks in Turkey.
From emotional appeals for climate justice to high-stakes negotiations over billions of dollars, finance dominated discussions at COP31 on Friday. UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that even tripling adaptation funding for vulnerable countries would meet less than a third of their needs, as pressure mounted on wealthy nations and major polluters to pay their fair share.
From flooded homes to melting Himalayan glaciers, the human cost of climate change took centre stage at COP31 on Thursday, as world leaders turned their attention to protecting cities and vulnerable communities, while activists challenged governments to do more.
Activist Greta Thunberg broke out into hysterical laughter when she learned that the climate change group she founded was still protesting. Thunberg looked shocked when she was informed that she wa…
UN chief António Guterres called for a new global climate justice agreement at COP31 on Wednesday, urging governments to tax fossil fuel companies to help countries bearing the brunt of a crisis they did little to cause. His appeal came as world leaders gathered in Antalya amid unresolved questions over climate finance and the future of fossil fuels.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg is at the U.N. climate talks, where she criticized the annual proceedings and stressed the need to put people and the planet ahead of profits and power