Kathmandu, November 13 Five Nepali ministers have travelled to Antalya, Turkey, to attend the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), prompting questions over whether all of them ne...
Five Nepali ministers have travelled to Antalya, Turkey, to attend the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), prompting questions over whether all of them needed to be present at the international gathering.
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At least 93 planes have landed in Antalya, Turkey, since the United Nations’ COP31 climate summit began. The planes emitted the same amount of fuel as flying around the world three times, according to Oxfam. CNN’s Antoinette Radford reports.
Welcome to the annual United Nations climate summit, where the lanyard class gather to discuss one of the world’s most serious problems against an often unserious backdrop.
The war in Iran and new renewables have caused global greenhouse emissions to fall as United Nations climate talks kick off in Turkey.
In Antalya, Nepal is asking the world for billions. But its push for international recognition has fallen short, and Kathmandu still has homework to do.
Nepal has committed to strengthening locally led climate adaptation and ensuring climate finance reaches vulnerable communities, using a global platform at COP31 to call for greater support for countries bearing the brunt of climate change despite contributing little to global emissions.
SBS News spoke with Greenpeace’s Pacific head, Shiva Gounden, who says the summit’s push for electrification is “an important step”, but one that doesn’t mask the main driver of climate change — the burning of fossil fuels.
