Cop31 may involve lots of talking about talking – but there are wins to be had

Source: The Guardian — Australia By Oliver Milman in Antalya 10-11-2026, 12:46

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The world has again convened for Cop, the annual ritual to confront humanity’s greatest-ever threat. Aside from its own lore and acronyms, this conference is starting to feel a little like Groundhog Day.

Representatives from almost all countries, bar the recalcitrant version of the US under Donald Trump, are here in Antalya, Turkey, to face a familiar if worsening challenge. (Even the Taliban are attending.)

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In brief

In this week’s newsletter: what to expect of the next two weeks at the critical UN climate talks. Representatives from almost all countries, bar the recalcitrant version of the US under Donald Trump, are here in Antalya, Turkey, to face a familiar if worsening challenge. (Even the Taliban are attending.) Cop31: what is at stake at the UN climate summit and what can it achieve? ‘A new age of climate extremes’: Earth accumulating heat at accelerating rate Alien menace or victim of xenophobia?

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Cop31 may involve lots of talking about talking – but there are wins to be had

In brief

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