At COP31 in Antalya, Brazil presented a voluntary roadmap for moving away from fossil fuels as the UN chief warned of mounting costs. Türkiye pushed its 35-by-35 electrification pledge, while experts flagged grid bottlenecks and costly financing as obstacles.
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A UNHCR report published ahead of COP31 in Antalya finds that fragile, conflict-affected countries hosting large refugee populations receive only around 10 per cent of global climate funding. The agency says refugees face a "double injustice" as climate shocks threaten shelters, livelihoods and prospects for rebuilding.
More than 30 Energy Transitions Commission members have urged COP31 President Murat Kurum and chief negotiator Chris Bowen to centre the summit's outcome on clean electrification and hard-to-electrify sectors, citing analysis that current policies leave the world on course for 2.6°C of warming.
The UN Secretary-General urged North and South Korea to resume military-to-military communication, called for an independent investigation into a detained staffer's death in Yemen, and warned against AI shaped by a handful of companies.
Ahead of COP31 in Antalya, UN Special Adviser on Climate Action and Just Transition Selwin Hart says overshoot should spur urgency, not resignation, and that the world has never been better equipped to solve the climate challenge.
The 2026 Adaptation Gap Report finds developing countries will need roughly $305 billion annually by 2035 to build climate resilience, but even tripled international public finance would cover at most 29 per cent of needs.
