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  "id": 19127065,
  "title": "Korea's climate ambassador to join UN climate summit in Turkey as presidential envoy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/koreas-climate-ambassador-to-join-un-climate-summit-in-turkey-as-19127065",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T09:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20261109/koreas-climate-ambassador-to-join-un-climate-summit-in-turkey-as-presidential-envoy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Korea's climate ambassador, Kang Kum-sil, will attend the UN climate summit COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, as a special presidential envoy, according to the foreign ministry. This marks the ambassador's participation in the 31st Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is set to take place from Wednesday to Thursday. During the summit, Kang plans to emphasize South Korea's dedication to enhancing its role in combating climate change, and to outline the country's strategies for electrification and decarbonization. Prior to her appointment as ambassador in January, Kang served as justice minister.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "COP31 to open in Turkey, with climate goals under pressure from war and AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/cop31-to-open-in-turkey-with-climate-goals-under-pressure-from-war",
        "published": "2026-11-09T01:46:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Leaders gather in Turkey for UN climate summit after a disastrous year of extreme weather",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/leaders-gather-in-turkey-for-un-climate-summit-after-a-disastrous",
        "published": "2026-11-09T02:42:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "COP31 to open in Turkey, with climate goals under pressure from war and AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/cop31-to-open-in-turkey-with-climate-goals-under-pressure-from-war-19092274",
        "published": "2026-11-09T04:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea's climate ambassador to join U.N. climate summit in Turkey as presidential envoy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/s-koreas-climate-ambassador-to-join-u-n-climate-summit-in-turkey-as",
        "published": "2026-11-09T08:24:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Leaders gather in Turkey for UN climate summit after a disastrous year of extreme weather",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/leaders-gather-in-turkey-for-un-climate-summit-after-a-disastrous-19119160",
        "published": "2026-11-09T08:30:09.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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