Overview
- COP31 opened on Monday, November 9, in Antalya and will run through November 20 with more than 190 countries taking part to turn climate pledges into funded action.
- Delegates say the conference must shift from national promises to concrete implementation, with negotiators focused on translating commitments into projects, finance and policy measures.
- Host Turkey is promoting a global electrification target to raise electricity’s share of final energy use to 35% by 2035 and is urging a pledge for data centres to use renewables and improve electricity efficiency.
- Developing countries are demanding larger contributions from rich nations and simpler procedures to access adaptation and loss-and-damage funds, citing rising disaster costs and urgent needs for resilience investments.
- High-level participation gaps are raising concern about multilateral momentum, with Japan’s prime minister skipping leaders’ sessions for a third year and the United States under President Trump again not sending a delegation.