COP31 to open in Turkey, with climate goals under pressure from war and AI
Negotiators face pressure to turn promises into action as fossil fuel disputes, adaptation finance demands and U.S. absence cloud the two-week summit.
- On Monday, representatives from nearly 200 countries gathered in Antalya, Turkey, for the United Nations COP31 climate summit, though the United States will not participate under President Donald Trump.
- Turkish Environment Minister Murat Kurum announced an "Action Agenda" focusing on electrification to increase renewable energy use from 21% to 35% by 2035, opening amid disasters like the Nepal glacier collapse.
- The 12-day conference will draw 91 heads of state, down from 156 in 2023; British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to be the lone Group of 7 leader attending.
- War in Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz, spiking global fuel prices, while rapid AI rollout surges power demand and complicates the transition away from fossil fuels.
- Delegates are expected to address how poorer nations can finance adaptation to rising temperatures and extreme weather, as the United Nations reports developing countries receive only a fraction of the estimated $305 billion needed annually.
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Türkiye's COP31 presidency has centered this year's UN-sponsored summit on a goal to electrify more than a third of the global economy by 2035, up from around a fifth today.
Countries around the world have previously tried to negotiate a transition away from fossil fuels. Now, instead, they are trying to agree on electrification.
COP31 to open in Turkey, with climate goals under pressure from war and AI
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