- Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh has said that the UK's attendance at the Cop31 summit in Turkey is in the national interest following record heatwaves and drought.
- The British delegation to Antalya includes PM Andy Burnham, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, and Net Zero Minister Katie White.
- Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Paris Agreement and the UN climate convention, leading to the absence of an official US delegation.
- Key UK priorities at the summit include accelerating clean power, reducing methane emissions, protecting forests and oceans, and securing climate finance.
- Cop31 is taking place amidst rising global emissions, an intensifying El Niño climate event, and global energy pressures from the US war in Iran.
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