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COP31 begins: UN Climate Change Conference

The UN Climate Change Conference begins today (9 to 20 November 2026) in Antalya, Türkiye.
Susan Wright
Susan Wright
COP31 begins: UN Climate Change Conference
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The UN Climate Change Conference begins today (9 to 20 November 2026) in Antalya, Türkiye.

It includes the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 31), and the 21st meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 21).

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