Antalya climate talks face funding and emissions strains
Over 200 nations are attending the UN COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Türkiye, which runs to 20 Nov, with the aim of limiting warming to 2 °C. The UN climate chief Simon Stiell warned that tactical delays could stop a global warming agreement. Rich countries agreed two years ago to raise climate finance for poorer countries to $300 billion a year by 2035, a target that comes after they missed their 2020 goal two years late. Oxford researchers found 718 of more than 800 climate measures in 39 countries remain unchanged, while 11 have been repealed, eight of them in the United States. The US has no official delegation at the conference after leaving the Paris Agreement, though more than 100 US governors, senators and mayors are attending.
Key facts
- Thom Wetzer of the Oxford Climate Policy Hub said geopolitical divisions could dominate headlines at the Turkey conference.
- Luisa Nebauer laments the absence of European leaders, including Chancellor Friedrich Merz, from the conference.
- Tens of thousands of activists marched in Antalya to protest climate change and human rights.
- Germany, France, Italy, Japan and Canada also did not send leaders to COP31.
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Why it matters
Finance shortfalls and weakened national climate measures are central pressures on the talks.
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First published from Al-Monitor, South China Morning Post, Scroll.in, The Straits Times and The Conversation