COP31 opens in Antalya with focus on climate action, finance
The forum highlights the gap between commitments and delivery, including access to funding for vulnerable countries.
The UN climate summit COP31 opened in Antalya under pressure to ensure the climate agenda does not stop at promises. The forum's main focus is turning commitments into action, especially through implementation, the flow of funding and stronger climate resilience. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for international cooperation on problems no single country can solve, while urging a phased-out of fossil fuels. At the same time, the Women Leading on Climate forum launched the #WeNeedToTalk campaign to keep climate issues in discussion continuously, not only during the annual conference. The message raised was that the world faces the same storm, but with different levels of protection.