CO2: 426.07 ppmWorld leaders including UK prime minister Andy Burnham are addressing the summit today, as talks head into the third day
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Failure to cut emissions will ‘consign humanity to disasters they are unable to adapt to’, report says
Marshall Islands president warns of worsening floods as UN chief calls for a windfall tax on oil and gas firms
The annual summit follows a year of deadly floods, heat waves and other disasters. Leaders said geopolitical conflicts had diverted attention from climate change.
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.
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Many governments are yet to set targets, leaving recipient countries struggling to plan and attract private investment
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
The global energy transition took centre stage on the second day of COP31, as countries explored how to move away from fossil fuels, accelerate clean energy and overcome financial and infrastructure barriers standing in the way.
Nearly 200 countries have arrived on Türkiye's Mediterranean coast for a climate summit with a different ambition: fewer grand declarations and more concrete decisions. With a powerful El Niño threatening to worsen extreme weather, negotiators face difficult questions over climate finance, clean energy and how to protect communities already living with the consequences of 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.