Pacific Island nations to highlight existential battle with climate change
Fiji, Palau, and Tuvalu are set to host climate change discussions with global leaders ahead of COP31 to showcase the Pacific Islands' struggles against climate change.
Preview of the COP31 agenda ignores fossil fuels
The preliminary agenda for COP31 indicates that phasing out fossil fuels is not a priority for the conference.
European Union discusses being more aggressive in upcoming COPs
The European Union aims to adopt a more aggressive stance starting from COP31 in Turkey, focusing on financing, development programs, and possibly tariffs to meet climate goals.
Australia’s Cop31 chief negotiator plans to lobby petrostates on fossil fuel phaseout
Australia's climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, aims to persuade major oil-producing nations like Saudi Arabia to support the fossil fuel phase-out during his role as chief negotiator at COP31.