Climate Change ‘Has Disappeared’ From Global Agenda, Says Lula
- On Wednesday in Antalya, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan urged COP31 delegates to prioritize climate survival over geopolitical conflicts and trade disputes.
- A UN report last month warned the world is on course to breach the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit, while 2026 saw extreme heatwaves and a Nepal glacier collapse triggering a catastrophic flood killing more than 1,450 people.
- The United States skipped the summit for the second consecutive year following President Donald Trump's 2025 withdrawal from climate cooperation, while other G7 nations including France, Germany, Italy, and Japan also declined to send top leaders.
- War on Iran this year disrupted Middle East crude shipments, sending fuel prices soaring and pushing climate action down the priority list for some governments, according to reports presented at the summit.
- Negotiators from nearly 200 countries are seeking a Turkish-led agreement to increase the share of electricity in global energy use, as former French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius emphasized that "the key word in Antalya is implementation.
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COP31 leaders urge focus on climate action despite global conflicts
Negotiators from nearly 200 countries are seeking agreement at COP31 on a proposal from Turkey to increase the share of electricity in global energy use and revive stalled efforts to move away from fossil fuels
(Rome=Yonhap News) Correspondent Min Kyung-rak = At the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP31) currently underway in Antalya, Turkey, on the 11th (local time), the world...
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World leaders attending the COP31 climate conference in Turkey said that wars and trade disputes must not distract the world from the fight against global warming.
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