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Türkiye to host global climate talks as COP31 opens

First reported 2026-11-08 10:01 UTC · Updated 2026-11-10 01:00 UTC · 15 independent sources

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Türkiye opens the UN's COP31 climate summit in the Mediterranean city of Antalya on Nov. 9, with delegations from 197 countries due to attend, according to Hürriyet Daily News.

The talks run through Nov. 20 and are expected to bring in more than 100,000 participants, including over 90 heads of state and government.

Türkiye's presidency wants nations to back a pledge to electrify over a third of the world's economy by 2035, up from roughly a fifth now, CNA reported.

Climate advocates object that the pledge does not require the extra electricity to come from low-carbon sources, which has triggered an early row over what counts as progress.

The US, whose president Donald Trump withdrew from the Paris agreement, will be absent, the Guardian reported, while Australia leads the formal negotiations and Türkiye the voluntary "action agenda".

A coalition including South Pacific island nations wants a clearer roadmap away from fossil fuels, while producers such as Saudi Arabia say oil and gas can stay in the mix if paired with emissions-cutting technology.

A UN Environment Programme report from October said the world is already on course to exceed the 1.5°C warming limit set in Paris.

“It's hard to be optimistic”

CNA

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  1. 2026-11-08 10:01 UTCNYT · nytimes.com ↗
  2. 2026-11-08 10:54 UTCHürriyet Daily News · hurriyetdailynews.com ↗
  3. 2026-11-08 13:24 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
  4. 2026-11-09 02:26 UTCIraqi News via AFP · iraqinews.com ↗
  5. 2026-11-09 03:41 UTCCNA · channelnewsasia.com ↗
  6. 2026-11-09 04:45 UTCJapan Times · japantimes.co.jp ↗
  7. 2026-11-09 06:38 UTCBianet · bianet.org ↗
  8. 2026-11-09 08:38 UTCArab News same text as CNA · arabnews.com ↗
  9. 2026-11-09 09:17 UTCFanaBC · fanamc.com ↗
  10. 2026-11-09 10:09 UTCAllAfrica · allafrica.com ↗
  11. 2026-11-09 11:04 UTCKhaama Press · khaama.com ↗
  12. 2026-11-09 11:55 UTCMyJoyOnline · myjoyonline.com ↗
  13. 2026-11-09 12:16 UTCCyprus Mail same text as Japan Times · cyprus-mail.com ↗
  14. 2026-11-09 13:45 UTCPremium Times · premiumtimesng.com ↗
  15. 2026-11-09 15:00 UTCNL Times · nltimes.nl ↗
  16. 2026-11-09 21:18 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
  17. 2026-11-09 21:23 UTCEuronews · euronews.com ↗
  18. 2026-11-09 21:23 UTCAfricanews same text as Euronews · africanews.com ↗

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