COP31 President 'encouraged by growing momentum' ahead of Antalya Summit

Michael Holder
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Credit: COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum | Credit: UNFCCC
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Credit: COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum | Credit: UNFCCC

Türkiye's Murat Kurum provides further details of key priorities, thematic days, and other agenda items for crucial UN Climate Summit

COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum has acknowledged the world faces both "challenges" and "opportunities" as it works to tackle the escalating climate crisis, as he today set out further details on...

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