Climate meeting "Cup 31" in Turkey; The UN called on world leaders to be serious in this regard.
On Monday, November 9, at the start of the "Cup 31" climate meeting in Antalya, Turkey, the UN Secretary-General asked world leaders to act "seriously" in dealing with this crisis after a year of severe and destructive climate change.
In a statement, Antonio Guterres called on leaders to "get serious by reducing greenhouse gas emissions faster, accelerating a just transition from fossil fuels, and providing needed financial assistance and protection to vulnerable countries."
The 31st Cup meeting will take place after a year of extreme heatwave in Europe along with widespread fires, catastrophic floods in Nepal and a particularly strong El Niño weather phenomenon.
Agence France-Presse reported that observers do not expect significant developments at the CUP 31 meeting, as countries grapple with oil price shocks and geopolitical tensions stemming from the US war with Iran and Russia's conflict in Ukraine. Australia is leading the negotiations related to the meeting. Preliminary negotiations began on Monday with talks on financing, and negotiators discussed the demand of developing countries to include climate finance issues on the meeting's official agenda.
According to the UN climate agreements, developed countries, which have historically been responsible for producing and emitting the most greenhouse gases, provide financial support to help developing countries adapt to climate impacts and transition to cleaner energy.
The United Nations says developing countries will need $305 billion a year to adapt to climate change by 2035, nearly ten times the amount they currently receive from rich countries.
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