COP31 opens in Antalya with focus on putting climate pledges into practice

Climate · First reported 8 Nov, 09:09 · Updated 09:40

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COP31 is scheduled to run Nov. 9–20 in Antalya, where delegates are expected to discuss emissions cuts, adaptation and climate finance. Türkiye’s presidency is emphasizing implementation, including proposed 2035 goals, while negotiations face questions over support for poorer countries and the transition away from fossil fuels.

The summit is scheduled for Nov. 9–20 in Antalya. Türkiye holds the presidency, while Australia’s climate minister Chris Bowen is to lead negotiations.
Türkiye’s Action Agenda emphasizes implementation, with proposed 2035 goals including raising electricity’s share of global final energy use to 35% and reducing buildings’ energy-use intensity by at least 25%. The goals are voluntary, not new binding obligations under the Paris Agreement.
Delegates are expected to address climate finance and adaptation, including how poorer and vulnerable countries can fund climate responses. Reporting also identifies disagreement over finance and the transition away from fossil fuels.
The AP account says the summit follows a year of deadly heat waves and floods, and reports that the United States will again be absent. It also links disruption in the Strait of Hormuz to rising energy and product prices and renewed consideration of energy policy.

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Key facts

Location and dates: Antalya, Türkiye; Nov. 9–20.
Negotiation arrangement: Türkiye holds the presidency; Australia’s Chris Bowen leads negotiations.
World Leaders’ Summit: Scheduled for Nov. 11–12.
Proposed electricity goal: Raise electricity’s share of global final energy consumption to 35% by 2035.
COP29 finance goal: Developed countries are to take the lead in mobilizing at least $300 billion annually for developing countries by 2035; the broader agreement called for scaling finance to $1.3 trillion annually.