UN chief urges leaders to ’get serious’ as COP31 opens
Negotiators had been locked in discussions late Sunday over demands by developing nations to include items on climate finance in the official agenda.
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COP31: 197 states face challenge of delivering climate pledges
COP31 opens in Antalya, with 197 countries seeking to accelerate climate commitments, expand funding and tackle challenges in implementing previous agreements.
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This year set to be one of four hottest on record, UN report says
GENEVA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - This year is on track to be one of the four hottest on record, driven by a powerful ElNiño and perpetuating a warming streak of more than a decade, a UNreport showed on Monday.• Countries are preparing tomeet in Turkey from November 9 to 20 for the next round of climate talks and the World Meteorological Organization "State of the Climate"report provides the latest available data to inform their discussions.
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COP31 opens with leaders under pressure to tackle climate crisis
COP31 climate talks commenced in Antalya, Turkiye, after a delay due to agenda disagreements on climate finance. Andrea Correa do Lago, president of COP30, led the opening.