Cop31 leaders urge world to accelerate fight against global warming
What happened
World leaders opened the high-level segment of the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, on November 11, with several prominent names absent.
The Loss and Damage Fund has received only around $600 million in total, Guterres said, while its first round drew 176 requests seeking $2.8 billion.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said rich countries' past use of the global carbon budget obliges them to do more on cutting emissions and funding.
Among G7 leaders, only British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is scheduled to speak, according to AFP; Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni are skipping the event.
French authorities said Macron will be at an EU summit in Ireland on Thursday and that November 11 is Armistice Day.
“It is a shame that some of the bigger European leaders aren’t coming. We need Europe to be showing up strongly at this COP.”
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