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 Oxford researchers found 718 of more than 800 climate measures in 39 countries remain unchanged, while 11 have been repealed, eight of them in the United States.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.
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12 November 2026
Norway's Supreme Court ruled that the state's approval of the Tyrving, Breidablikk and Yggdrasil oil fields was invalid because of procedural mistakes, and ordered the state to pay more than 5 million kroner in legal costs. Eleven judges heard the case in the court's Storkammer; six sided with Greenpeace and Natur og Ungdom and five dissented. The ruling requires new Norwegian oil and gas fields to assess the climate impact of combustion, including emissions outside Norway. Separately, at the UN COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Türkiye, which runs until 20 Nov, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged a drastic cut in emissions and an end to fossil fuels.
11 November 2026
Back-to-back speeches by world leaders began on the third day of the COP31 Leaders' Summit in Antalya, Türkiye, where delegates from nearly 200 countries are gathered for two days of talks. Speakers include Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng and Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine. Negotiators are seeking agreement on a Turkish proposal to raise electricity's share of global energy use. UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged governments to tax the windfall profits of major oil companies, while a UN report found the world on course to pass the 1.5 °C warming limit. The United States is absent for a second year.
At the COP31 climate summit in Antalya (9‑20 Nov), Turkey is foregrounding methane reduction and a global electrification pledge. The country ranks fifth worldwide for solid‑waste methane emissions, and satellite analysis identified 70 methane plumes from its ten largest waste sites, with rates of 0.8 kg to 7.4 t per hour, located near Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Antalya. Turkey will also urge nations to adopt the 35 by 35 Global Electrification Pledge, aiming to lift electricity’s share of global energy use from 23 % to 35 % by 2035. A Zero Waste Day, led by the First Lady, highlights domestic waste‑reduction efforts.
10 November 2026
Global fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions are projected to reach 38.2 billion tons in 2026, a 0.4 percent fall from 2025, according to a Global Carbon Project study published on 10 Nov. Researchers say oil-related emissions drop 1.9 percent, linked to high energy prices after the US-led war on Iran and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. Natural gas emissions fall 0.3 percent, while coal emissions rise 0.6 percent. The study credits solar, wind and electric vehicles with meeting two-thirds of the growth in global energy demand. It was released as nations gathered for the UN COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Türkiye.
9 November 2026
The UN climate summit COP31 opens on 9 November in Antalya, Türkiye, and runs until 20 November. UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell says climate change is now a global health crisis of pandemic proportions. The Lancet Countdown 2026 links fossil fuel burning and climate change to an estimated 3.3 million deaths each year from outdoor air pollution and extreme heat. A World Meteorological Organization report says the last 12 years have been the warmest on record, with the last four, including 2026, ranking as the four warmest.
The COP31 UN climate conference opened in Antalya on Turkey's Mediterranean coast and runs until 20 Nov, co-hosted by Türkiye and Australia. Around one hundred world leaders attended. Negotiators from nearly 200 countries are seeking agreement on a Turkish proposal to raise electricity's share of global energy use and revive moves away from fossil fuels. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the current path amounts to mutually assured destruction. Leaders of China, the United States and India did not attend, and the US is sending no formal delegation.