Antalya, Turkey | A man dressed as Santa – dubbed “Sustaina Claus” – greets people as they pass security. A media storm erupts over taxpayer-funded flat whites. Greta Thunberg accuses Australia and Turkey of greenwashing. Rumours swirl about the use of plastic cutlery, which is strictly forbidden.
Welcome to COP31, the annual United Nations climate summit, where tens of thousands of members of the lanyard class gather to discuss one of the world’s most serious problems – climate change – against an often deeply unserious backdrop.
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