Climate COP31
FILE - A woman uses a fan to cool off while riding a bus on a torrid day, as the National Weather forecaster issued an extreme heat code red warning for most parts of the country in Bucharest, Romania, Aug. 6, 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.
