COP31 opens with leaders under pressure to tackle climate crisis
Summary
The UN’s two-week COP31 climate conference opened on November 9 in Antalya, Turkey. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged leaders to act on climate change after a year of destructive weather extremes, while participants faced an early dispute over funding.Key Facts
- COP31 began Monday, November 9, 2026.
- The conference is taking place in Antalya, a city on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast.
- The UN climate conference is scheduled to last two weeks.
- Thousands of participants gathered at an expo centre in Antalya.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders to take climate action seriously.
- Funding was an early point of contention at the talks.
- Guterres linked his appeal to a year of devastating weather extremes.
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