Overview
- Delegates from nearly 200 countries began two weeks of talks in Antalya on Monday focused on turning past climate commitments into concrete action under a presidency that calls this an implementation COP.
- Turkey has pushed a 35% electrification-by-2035 pledge to raise the share of energy met by electricity but critics say the plan is incomplete because it does not require the added power to come from low‑carbon sources.
- Developing countries have pressed to add climate finance to the formal agenda, demanding more predictable and concessional funding including proposals to triple adaptation finance, while wealthy nations have signalled limited appetite for large new public pledges.
- War-driven energy shocks and rising AI electricity demand are changing choices on the ground: disruptions to shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and the Russia–Ukraine conflict have raised fuel prices and prompted some governments to increase coal use even as renewables expand.
- The talks open under stark climate realities — UN reports show 1.5°C is likely to be exceeded and 2026 has seen deadly heatwaves and a catastrophic Nepal glacier collapse — and the COP’s consensus process means outcomes will likely be pragmatic cover decisions rather than new binding commitments.