Representatives Gather in Antalya, Turkey, for UN COP31 Climate Summit

Summary

Representatives from almost all countries are gathering in Antalya, Turkey, for COP31, the annual UN climate summit, which The Guardian reports will run for the next two weeks. The article says the United States under Donald Trump is the main absence, and that even the Taliban are attending. It describes the conference as facing a familiar but worsening challenge and asks what is at stake at the summit and what it can achieve.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   10 Nov 2026, 12:46 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that representatives from almost all countries, apart from the United States under Donald Trump, have gathered in Antalya, Turkey, for the UN climate summit COP31, and it asks what is at stake and what the summit can achieve.