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UN climate summit opens amid worsening climate crisis

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November 8, 2026

Delegates from around the world are meeting in Turkey for the UN climate summit COP31. Their challenge is to turn climate targets into real-world progress as extreme weather impacts worsen.

The latest United Nations climate summit is set to open on Monday in the Turkish city of Antalya.

The 31st Conference of Parties, also known as COP31, will see delegates negotiate over how to deliver on pledges to transition away from fossil fuels.

The head of the UN has called the event "a moment of truth" amid worsening heat waves, storms, floods and glacier collapses. 

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