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Cop31 live: slight drop in fossil fuel emissions revealed as conference enters second day

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Niranjan, A. (2026, November 10). Cop31 live: slight drop in fossil fuel emissions revealed as conference enters second day. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2026/nov/10/cop31-live-fossil-fuel-carbon-emissions-climate-crisis-latest-news-updates

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The Guardian · collected 2026-11-10 · by Ajit Niranjan

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On the second day of Cop31 in Antalya, Turkey, new research reveals a slight decrease in carbon emissions from fossil fuels. The conference faces attendance issues with about 100,000 delegates and long registration lines, while leaders from over 90 countries are expected to arrive later in the week, though notable absentees include those from the US and China. Today's focus is on energy and transport, aiming for increased use of clean electricity.
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As of November 9, 2026, the COP31 climate summit began in Antalya, Turkey, with over 100,000 people expected to attend. Host nation Turkey emphasized electrification and recycling while promoting its renewable energy boom, aiming for electricity to account for 35% of global energy demand by 2035. Despite geopolitical tensions and financial constraints, participants aim to negotiate on areas like climate adaptation, limiting temperature rise, and climate finance. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan departed for Antalya on November 10 to address the summit on November 11, urging global action against climate change.

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COP31 Climate Talks Begin In Turkey
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Ajit Niranjan
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Opening summary: figures reveal slight fall in carbon emissions as conference enters day 2 Good morning from Turkey and welcome to the second day of Cop31, the UN gathering that is taking place, again, to help prod indolent countries clear of catastrophic planetary heating.
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Tuesday will lay the groundwork for the arrival tomorrow of leaders from more than 90 countries, with notable absentees including the heads of the US and China.

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In an attempt to get to the venue a bit early, I decided to ditch the tram and try the special Cop31 buses. asserted
I → get → buses
We have just reached the two-and-a-half-hour mark on the bus and are still crawling through Antalya traffic. asserted
We → reach → traffic
New friendships are being spawned in here. asserted
friendships → spawn → ?
We are starting to eat each other’s food. asserted
We → start → food
I want to thank Philippa Bayley from Groundwork for the walnut and chocolate biscuits she snaffled from her hotel buffet. asserted
she → want → buffet
Exceptional, which is more than I can say for the traffic. asserted
I → say → traffic
Opening summary: figures reveal slight fall in carbon emissions as conference enters day 2 Good morning from Turkey and welcome to the second day of Cop31, the UN gathering that is taking place, again, to help prod indolent countries clear of catastrophic planetary heating. asserted
that → reveal → heating
A lot of angst was vented on the first day of the summit over whether this goal is being achieved, and even if Cop is the best forum in which to achieve it. asserted
Cop → vent → it
Perhaps sensing the fractured, distracted geopolitical mood, Chris Bowen, Australia’s climate minister and Cop negotiations chief, plaintively urged countries to “show the world that multilateralism works. asserted
multilateralism → sense → world
Let’s show the world we are equal to the challenge. asserted
we → show → challenge
Further evidence, if it was needed, was unveiled yesterday showing the world is failing rather badly in this challenge to stem its growing fever. asserted
world → need → fever
But research published this morning shows carbon emissions from fossil fuels are falling slightly, and there is still hope here in Antalya that things can change. asserted
things → publish → Antalya
If not then, well, what are we all doing here? asserted
we → do → what
About 100,000 delegates crammed into the well-tended conference venue yesterday and the long queues for registration badges led the UN to plead for people to return for them today if attendance on Monday wasn’t compulsory. asserted
attendance → cram → Monday
Tuesday will lay the groundwork for the arrival tomorrow of leaders from more than 90 countries, with notable absentees including the heads of the US and China. asserted
absentees → lay → US
Today’s theme is “energy and transport, touching on a key goal of this Cop to get the world to agree to greatly increase the share of energy used via electricity”. asserted
world → touch → electricity
Let’s see how close to consensus the world will be on that. asserted
world → see → that
At the very least, the Turkish baked goods promise to be delicious and there is some tasteful art constructed of discarded waste to look at. asserted
goods → bake → waste
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