War, Conflict Must Not Distract From Climate Action, Leaders Warn COP31
Lula and Erdogan urged negotiators to keep focus on climate action as nearly 200 countries seek a deal on energy and fossil fuels.
- On Wednesday in Antalya, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan opened COP31, urging global leaders to prioritize climate survival over geopolitical conflicts and trade disputes.
- A UN report warned the world is on course to breach the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit, while 2026 has been marked by extreme heatwaves and a Nepal glacier collapse killing more than 1,450 people.
- Following President Donald Trump's 2025 withdrawal from climate cooperation, the United States skipped the summit for the second consecutive year, with other G7 nations including France, Germany, Italy, and Japan also declining 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.
- Negotiators from nearly 200 countries are seeking a Turkish-led agreement to increase electricity's share in global energy use, as former French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius emphasized that "the key word in Antalya is implementation.
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