UNU-IAS expert Naoyuki Okano discusses how the 2026 UN Climate Change Conference can strengthen global momentum for climate action despite pushbacks.
The 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), will be held from 9 to 20 November 2026 in Antalya, a city in southern Türkiye. This article considers the past year negotiations (updated until 1st October 2026). It does not explain the technical details of the anticipated agenda items but instead considers several key points within the wider context and diecusses how the COP can strengthen global momentum for climate action despite pushbacks, thereby offering a broad perspective for the interested citizen.
Credits: UNU-IAS expert Naoyuki Okano. This article was first published on the Environmental Law and Policy Insights Kyoto Environmental Law & Policy (KELP) Column website. The original article is also available in Japanese.
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