What to know about this year’s UN climate talks

Wire brief

According to public reporting via MIT Technology Review, it’s that time of year again: Thousands of delegates, lobbyists, and journalists are gathered for the annual UN climate talks, taking place this time in Antalya, Turkey.

In related context, cOP31 officially kicked off on November 8, marking the beginning of negotiations on one of the biggest stages of the climate world. Turkey and Australia are cohosting this… This annual gathering can often serve as an indicator of where the world stands on addressing and adapting to the climate crisis. And this year’s talks are sure to be a doozy—expect a lot of back and forth on fossil fuels and climate finance in particular.

Reporting also notes that here’s what you should know about COP31. In recent years, the tension always feels high when COP rolls around. (COP stands for “Conference of the Parties.”) But this year feels especially charged: The world is still grappling with the ongoing war in Iran, which has disrupted the Middle East and sent economic shock waves around the world as energy prices have spiked. This year’s COP will be the second without a formal delegation from the US. President Trump formally withdrew the country from the Paris Agreement earlier this year and is in the process of withdrawing from the UN Framework Committee on Climate Change.

Points still worth watching: That’s the treaty that allows formal participation in negotiations. Meanwhile, things aren’t looking good for the Paris Agreement, which was established at UN climate talks 11 years ago, setting a goal of limiting warming to 1.5 °C over preindustrial levels. This Silicon News Wire item is a paraphrased brief; full wording remains on the origin page.

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This Silicon News Wire brief paraphrases public reporting from MIT Technology Review for carbon readers and silicon citation. It is not a verbatim full-text reprint.

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