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As COP31 comes to Turkey, satellites reveal a landfill methane problem
Researchers identified 70 methane plumes at 10 waste sites, including Seymen landfill, where emissions averaged 7.4 metric tons an hour, the study said.
- On Monday, November 9, 2026, the COP31 UN climate conference opened in Antalya, Turkey, with Australia serving as lead negotiator under pressure to guide nations toward unified action on slashing greenhouse gas emissions.
- While pledging to lead by example through renewable energy, Australia remains the world's third-largest fossil fuel exporter and has yet to commit to phasing out coal, oil, and gas production.
- Pacific nations, which spend up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuel imports, are "sick of Australia's double talk on climate," said Shiva Gounden, Head of Pacific at Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
- Tanzania is using COP31 to push for stronger action on sustainable waste management and climate-resilient infrastructure; improper waste disposal restricts drainage channels, increasing flood risks during heavy rainfall.
- Negotiators face inherent challenges as consensus-based agreements often result in low-ambition outcomes, with past conferences frequently diluting fossil fuel language to "phasedown" of "unabated" coal power.
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As the negotiator of the UN Climate Change Conference COP31, Australia must pave the way for the exit of fossil fuels - as the world's second largest coal exporter. Can such a balancing act succeed?
·Berlin, Germany
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Antalya. The Climate Change Conference of 2026, COP31, started yesterday in the Turkish city of Antalya with a discrepancy over the money needed to address the climate emergency, and a call from the United Nations (UN) to “get serious” after a year of devastating weather events.
·Mexico
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Climate change does not recognize borders, ideologies or differences between governments. We all suffer from them, although in a deeply unequal way.
·Madrid, Spain
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