COP31 to open in Turkey, with climate goals under pressure from war and AI
Nearly 200 countries face pressure to turn past pledges into action as war-driven energy shocks, AI demand and funding gaps test the talks.
- 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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As heads of state and delegates from nearly every nation make their way Monday to Antalya, Turkey, for the United Nations climate talks, one question hangs over the event: Will it matter?
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