COP31 opens as climate and geopolitical pressures mount

Antalya The UN’s annual climate talks kick off Monday (November 9, 2026) in Turkiye as rising temperatures heighten the urgency of action, with financial constraints and geopolitical tensions complicating efforts to secure global cooperation. As COP31 comes to Turkiye, satellites reveal a landfill methane problem storyline 1 More than 100,000 people are expected to attend COP31 in a sprawling expo centre in the Mediterranean seaside city of Antalya over the next two weeks. COP31 hosts Australia and Türkiye face the fossil-fuel question storyline 1 At COP31, the ‘overshoot’ narrative cannot replace climate action At COP31, the ‘overshoot’ narrative cannot replace climate action No COP decision has referred to the quantitative value of the total or remaining carbon budget nor has discussed which countries have spent it the most.