Canada Sets Out COP31 Plans: Minister Dabrusin to Lead Delegation in Antalya, With a Five-Year Climate Finance Goal of C$13 Billion
Antalya, Türkiye — The Government of Canada said on November 10 that Julie Dabrusin, the Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, will participate in the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP31, in Antalya from November 11 to 14, leading the Canadian delegation.
Conference and delegation
The government said COP31 runs from November 9 to 20, 2026, hosted under the Presidency of Türkiye with Australia serving as President of Negotiations. The Canadian delegation will be led by Minister Dabrusin, with Diana Fox Carney as Canada's Ocean Envoy and Jeanne-Marie Huddleston as Canada's Chief Climate Negotiator. Michael Bonser, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister at Environment and Climate Change Canada, will lead the delegation when the minister is not present.
Canada will host a national pavilion at COP31, the government said, bringing together partners and stakeholders.
Priorities and finance figures
The government said Canada's approach at COP31 will focus on four priorities: showcasing Canadian clean-technology strengths; scaling practical climate solutions in areas such as electrification, clean energy, methane reductions, nature and oceans; mobilizing climate finance to support developing countries; and promoting inclusive climate action.
The government said that in April 2026 Canada became one of the first countries to announce a climate finance commitment beyond 2026, with the goal of delivering 13 billion Canadian dollars in climate-related support to developing countries over five years.
It also said Canada has provided over 14.3 billion Canadian dollars in international climate finance since 2015, support expected to reduce or avoid nearly 658 megatonnes of emissions by 2050 and help 40.2 million people adapt to climate impacts.
In the release, Dabrusin said the impacts of climate change are felt more intensely each year and that Canada looks forward to working with partners across the globe to advance practical solutions.
(Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada)
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Photo: 图：加拿大环境、气候变化与自然部长 Julie Dabrusin。照片：CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Julie Dabrusin, Canada’s Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature. CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
