Overview
- The chair’s draft, first tabled on Nov. 18, explicitly lists a fossil‑fuel phase‑out as an option to keep warming to 1.5°C, building on COP28 language.
- A planned presentation of an amendment on Nov. 19 was postponed, casting doubt on a final deal before the session’s scheduled end on Nov. 21.
- The United Kingdom, Germany and Kenya support a roadmap urged by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with backing from more than 80 countries, while oil‑producing states object.
- COP31 in 2026 was awarded to Turkey, with the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya proposed as the venue.
- As part of a compromise with Australia, Climate Minister Chris Bowen will chair COP31 negotiations, and COP32 in 2027 is already set for Ethiopia under the UN’s rotating host system.