Climate COP31
FILE - The coal-fired Mountaineer Power Plant, near New Haven, W.Va., operates across the Ohio River from the Lock 24 RV Park and Campground in Racine, Ohio, March 14, 2026.
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World leaders, delegates and climate activists are in Antalya, Turkey, for a U.N. climate summit. The two-week event started on Monday. This year's summit, known as COP31, follows a disastrous year linked to climate change, including deadly heat waves in Europe and floods in Nepal. Delegates at the summit are under pressure to take effective action as climate scientists predict the world will exceed the 1.5 degree Celsius global warming threshold set by the Paris Agreement. Turkey's environment minister, Murat Kurum, wants the summit to focus on turning previous commitments into action. A central theme is promoting electrification to reduce greenhouse emissions.
