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Leaders gather in Turkey for UN climate summit after a disastrous year of extreme weather

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Fraser, S. (2026, November 9). Leaders gather in Turkey for UN climate summit after a disastrous year of extreme weather. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/leaders-gather-in-turkey-for-un-climate-summit-after-a-disastrous-year-of-extreme-weather/article_a970b716-f61e-574e-840a-f5363ae1fdca.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-09 · by Suzan Fraser

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World leaders, delegates, and climate activists are gathering in Antalya, Turkey for COP31, a U.N. climate summit focused on addressing rising temperatures and extreme weather events from the past year. The conference also addresses how the war in Iran has disrupted global oil prices and forced countries to reconsider their energy policies, with increased investment in renewable sources like wind and solar.
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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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Suzan Fraser
2 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — World leaders, delegates and climate activists on Monday will begin negotiations on curbing climate change, which in the last year has led to rising temperatures, deadly heat waves in Europe and beyond, and has played a role in disasters like the devastating floods in Nepal.
2026-11-09 · assertive framing · Leaders gather in Turkey for UN climate summit after a disastrous year of extreme weather
While Turkey says that it’s considering sending military support to Saudi Arabia, officials have cautioned that the pact is defensive in nature and that no Turkish troops will be deployed to fight in Yemen or attack the Houthis.
2026-10-21 · assertive framing · How the Mecca defense agreement between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia will work
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ANTALYA Nepal Turkey U.N. the Conference of the Parties

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ANTALYA GPE · 1× Iran GPE · 1× Nepal GPE · 1× Turkey GPE · 1× U.N. ORG · 1×

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ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — World leaders, delegates and climate activists on Monday will begin negotiations on curbing climate change, which in the last year has led to rising temperatures, deadly heat waves in Europe and beyond, and has played a role in disasters like the devastating floods in Nepal.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-09
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — World leaders, delegates and climate activists on Monday will begin negotiations on curbing climate change, which in the last year has led to rising temperatures, deadly heat waves in Europe and beyond, and has played a role in disasters like the devastating floods in Nepal.
2026-11-09 · Toronto Star
Leaders gather in Turkey for UN climate summit after a disastrous year of extreme weather · assertive framing

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ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — World leaders, delegates and climate activists on Monday will begin negotiations on curbing climate change, which in the last year has led to rising temperatures, deadly heat waves in Europe and beyond, and has played a role in disasters like the devastating floods in Nepal. asserted
which → begin → Nepal
This U.N. climate summit, called the Conference of the Parties, or COP31, also comes as the war in Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, pushing up global prices of gasoline and oil and myriad products made with them, such as fertilizers and pesticides. asserted
war → call → fertilizers
The disruption has pushed governments to rethink energy policies, both in the short-term and long-term, including increased investment in renewable energy sources like wind and solar. asserted
disruption → push → wind
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