Overview
- UN Secretary‑General António Guterres on Thursday, November 12, called for phasing out fossil fuels and criticized record profits in the oil and gas sector as 'morally unacceptable.'
- Turkey and other producer countries pushed back against calls to renounce hydrocarbons, arguing that abandoning fossil fuels is unrealistic without affordable financing and access to low‑carbon technology.
- Transport and venue problems at the Antalya site have caused long bus delays, event cancellations and missed negotiations that delegates and NGOs say are hindering substantive talks.
- The United States federal government did not send an official delegation, so governors, mayors and other US elected officials are representing American voices while the UK named a first‑of‑its‑kind climate security emissary to link climate risk with national security.
- Independent analysis from Climate Action Tracker shows current policies point to about 2.7°C of warming by 2100 and the conference is happening during record 2026 heat and a strong El Niño that raise risks to food, health and infrastructure in vulnerable regions.