COP31 climate summit: Can we electrify the world?
The UN's annual climate change summit, known as COP31, opens this Monday in Turkey amid deep concern following deadly heatwaves in Europe and deadly floods in Nepal.
Key points
- Can countries move beyond pledges to concrete action?
- A "super El Niño" in the Pacific is also expected to drive more extreme weather events.
- FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe tells us more.
In response, COP31 host Turkey is set to launch a global initiative aiming to electrify a third of the world economy.
Droughts, floods and extreme heat are upping the pressure on delegates at the UN climate talks in Antalya, Turkey.
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