COP31 Enters Second Week: UN Climate Chief Stiell Urges Speed as Fossil-Fuel Divide Persists
UN climate chief Simon Stiell urged countries to pick up the pace of negotiations on November 14 at the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Türkiye, as the meeting entered its second and final week.
Stiell called on parties to avoid "tactical delays". "There is no collective success without compromise from every party," he said, adding that engagement so far had been "constructive".
According to observers, big fossil-fuel producers and consumers are resisting firm new targets or a shift away from oil, gas and coal. This year's summit is hosted by Turkey, with Australia serving as lead negotiator.
An electrification proposal put forward by Turkey does not require the added electricity to come from renewable sources. A UN report last month found the world is on course to exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) threshold set under the Paris Agreement.
The United States has skipped the talks for the second year in a row.
Source: UN Climate Change
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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