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COP31 opens with leaders under pressure to tackle climate crisis

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The COP31 climate talks kicked off Monday with an early fight over money as the U.N.'s chief urged world leaders to "get serious" about tackling the crisis after a year of devastating weather extremes.

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  1. The Guardian

    Cop31 must deliver climate progress that people can see is real, host says (opens The Guardian)

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    High-stakes talks involving 190 countries begin on Monday as world grapples with El Niño supercharged by fossil fuels The Cop31 summit must produce progress, “a tangible outcome ... that people can see is real”, its host has said as scores of world leaders and representatives of close to 190 countri…

  2. Al-Monitor

    COP31 summit leaders urge world to "move faster" on climate (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Valerie Volcovici and Simon Jessop ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Leaders of the COP31 climate summit urged the world to accelerate the fight against global warming as rising temperatures and an increasing number of climate-driven disasters threaten lives and the global economy, as the annual…

  3. Phys

    COP31 opens with leaders under pressure to tackle climate crisis (opens Phys)

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    The COP31 climate talks kicked off Monday with an early fight over money as the U.N.'s chief urged world leaders to "get serious" about tackling the crisis after a year of devastating weather extremes.

  4. Oil Price

    COP31 Opens in Antalya With a UN Push for Faster Climate Action (opens Oil Price)

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    UN leaders urged governments to move faster on climate change mitigation efforts as the two-week COP31 climate summit began in Antalya, Turkey, on Monday. “No single COP is a silver bullet that can stop climate change overnight. But every recent COP has made essential progress.

  5. The Guardian

    Cop31 live: slight drop in fossil fuel emissions revealed as conference enters second day (opens The Guardian)

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    UN climate summit prepares to host world leaders from more than 90 countries tomorrow Soaring oil and gas prices following the war in Iran have encouraged people to look beyond fossil fuels, leading to an easing of climate-damaging carbon emissions this year.

  6. Al-Monitor

    World leaders to address COP31 as Turkey pushes for new climate deal (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Valerie Volcovici ANTALYA, Turkey, Nov 11 (Reuters) - World leaders will set out their climate priorities in speeches at COP31 in Turkey on Wednesday, as negotiators seek agreement on a plan to increase the share of electricity in global energy use and revive stalled efforts to…