Climate COP31 Turkey

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.

Brazil has launched a long-awaited road map to help countries transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies. This initiative, unveiled during the second day of this year’s annual U.N. climate talks — the COP31 conference in Turkey — aims to guide nations in shifting from coal, oil and gas to wind and solar power. Electrification is a key issue this year, and throughout the day on Tuesday, leaders stressed the need for global climate action. The world agreed at last year's climate talks to transition away from fossil fuels but didn't say how. Brazil's road map aims to provide that guidance.