COP31: Week 1 Recap

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Here is a recap of the main events and announcements from Week 1 of the 31st Conference of the Parties, COP31, in Turkey.

The 31st United Nations climate change conference, COP31, kicked off on Monday in Antalya, Turkey. Some 92,000 people are attending, making it the largest COP in history. Building on previous negotiations, the UN climate summit is expected to seal deals on climate finance for developing countries, electrification and decarbonization. Here is a recap of the main events and announcements from Week 1.

COP30 officially kicked off on Monday. With 92,934 delegates registered, COP31 is provisionally the largest climate COP in history. The largest group is made up of delegates representing parties – that is nation-states and the European Union, which have ratified the UN climate convention.

Turkey, unsurprisingly, sent the biggest delegations made up of 2,950 people, according to Carbon Brief. It is followed by Brazil (1,994 people), Nigeria (1,506), China (1,021) and Indonesia (978). For the second time, the US has no official representation, a move in line with the Trump administration’s anti-climate stance. Aside from President Donald Trump, other world leaders – including those of Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada and Japan – are also set to skip the summit. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is the only leader from a G7 country scheduled to address the summit.

“Their absence will not stop the negotiations,” said Chiara Martinelli, Director of Climate Action Network Europe, “but it puts even more responsibility on the ministers and negotiators who are here to show that Europe and other developed countries are serious about delivery.”

Below is a recap of the main announcements, reports, and protests from COP30 Week 1. If you want to learn more about the UN climate negotiations process, check out this guide on the history of the COP and this glossary with the key terms you will most definitely come across in the coming days.

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