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The 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP31, opened in Antalya, Tur
The 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP31, opened in Antalya, Turkey on Monday and runs until 20 November. The gathering carries particular symbolic weight: it marks the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement entering into force. Turkey holds the official conference presidency, with Australia co-leading the negotiations — an unusual shared arrangement for a summit of this scale. Some major emitting economies are attending without full official delegations. Key discussions are expected to cover pledges on fossil fuel use, finance for climate adaptation in lower-income countries, and the use of AI in extreme-weather early-warning systems. Multiple consecutive years of record global temperatures have set the backdrop, with many delegates arguing this raises the pressure for concrete outcomes. What single change — in policy, technology, behaviour, or financing — do you think would most accelerate real climate action in your part of the world?