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World leaders set out clashing priorities as COP31 turns to negotiations
Negotiators face a tougher draft as island states press for cuts, developing countries seek more finance and fossil fuel producers defend oil and gas.
- On Thursday, November 12, 2026, world leaders clashed at the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, struggling to reconcile competing demands from fossil-fuel-producing nations and vulnerable island states.
- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham backed a proposal to increase electricity's share of world energy to 35% by 2035, while Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodriguez defended the 'sovereign right to strengthen' oil and gas industries as key to development.
- Philanthropic organizations announced more than $480 million to tackle methane and greenhouse gases, alongside an additional $25 million to support emissions reductions in seven countries, while Singapore unveiled an activity plan addressing carbon market infrastructure gaps.
- Climate activist Greta Thunberg told journalists the planet is 'being killed by the very same people often thought to come to our rescue,' demanding faster action to protect vulnerable communities from climate disasters.
- Australia's COP31 president of negotiations Chris Bowen said he has 'many more hours of consultations with partners to do,' while controversy persists over Nigeria's 1,506-delegate delegation amid economic hardships at home.
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The two-day summit of the UN climate conference COP31 in Antalya ended without a clear common message on how to act against the climate crisis. Leaders of poor countries with low emissions urged rich polluters to provide more funds to deal with the consequences of global warming. At the same time, the leaders of China, the United States, India, Russia and Japan did not participate in the forum. The five countries are listed as the biggest pollut…
World leaders clash over climate change talks at COP31
World leaders have set out competing positions and made clashing demands in two days of intense speech-making at the COP31 climate change talks in Turkey, leaving negotiators with a tough task to draft a meaningful deal that all can agree.
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right5Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left
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