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Singapore minister says Cop31 has ‘enough to work on’ without new targets

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Singapore's environment minister Grace Fu stated that despite geopolitical challenges, there is still potential for progress at Cop31 in Antalya, Turkey. She indicated that while major improvements in mitigation targets are not anticipated, existing commitments under the Paris Agreement provide sufficient groundwork for discussions. The conference, running for 12 days, involves nearly 200 countries negotiating on issues like electrification, temperature rise limits, and climate finance.
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The UN's annual climate summit, COP31, began on Monday, November 9, 2026, in Antalya, Turkey. Over the next two weeks, around 190 countries will negotiate issues such as electrification, limiting global temperature rise, and climate finance amid rising temperatures and extreme weather events worldwide. Host nation Turkey is focusing on promoting renewable energy and waste reduction initiatives while avoiding discussions about coal use. Despite geopolitical tensions and financial constraints, some officials like Singapore's environment minister Grace Fu believe there is still room for progress without setting new targets. The summit aims to produce tangible outcomes that can be seen as real progress in addressing climate change.

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Singapore minister says Cop31 has ‘enough to work on’ without new targets Despite geopolitical ‘headwinds’, there is room for progress on issues such as climate adaptation, environment minister Grace Fu says “I think that we are not expecting a major upgrade in mitigation targets” at the annual UN talks in Turkey, Grace Fu told reporters.
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They are set to negotiate on areas including electrification, limiting the rise in global temperatures and climate finance.
2026-11-09 · South China Morning Post
Singapore minister says Cop31 has ‘enough to work on’ without new targets · assertive framing

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Singapore minister says Cop31 has ‘enough to work on’ without new targets Despite geopolitical ‘headwinds’, there is room for progress on issues such as climate adaptation, environment minister Grace Fu says “I think that we are not expecting a major upgrade in mitigation targets” at the annual UN talks in Turkey, Grace Fu told reporters. asserted
Fu → say → reporters
“But we have enough, even within the Paris Agreement, with what we have already agreed on. asserted
we → have → what
Delegations from nearly 200 countries are meeting in Antalya for the 12-day Cop31 conference, seeking to thrash out more steps on reducing emissions. asserted
Delegations → meet → emissions
They are set to negotiate on areas including electrification, limiting the rise in global temperatures and climate finance. asserted
They → set → temperatures
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