A volunteer walks past a COP31 logo at the venue ahead of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP31, in Antalya, Turkey, November 8, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Murad Sezer
The UN’s annual climate summit, this year known as COP31, kicked off in Turkey on Monday, as the world gets hotter – and political temperatures rise.
Over the past year, devastating heatwaves and wildfires in Europe, a catastrophic glacier collapse in Nepal, and both flooding and drought in Africa have all underscored the risk of global warming. The world is on track to exceed its goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and 2026 is set to be one of the four hottest years on record. Read more