{
  "id": 19441889,
  "title": "World leaders to address COP31 as Turkey pushes for new climate deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/world-leaders-to-address-cop31-as-turkey-pushes-for-new-climate-deal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T03:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/world-leaders-address-cop31-turkey-pushes-new-climate-deal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Delegates from nearly 200 countries are meeting in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, Turkiye, for the COP31 climate summit. Negotiators are seeking an agreement to increase the share of electricity in global energy use and are attempting to revive stalled efforts to transition away from fossil fuels. According to Free Malaysia Today, the host nation is championing an initiative to accelerate electrification with a target of reaching a 35% share of global energy consumption by 2035.\n\nWorld leaders, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian, are scheduled to deliver speeches during a high-level segment on Wednesday and Thursday. Business Recorder reports that Laurent Fabius, who leads an advisory council of former COP presidents, suggested these speeches could provide political impetus for negotiations, noting that implementation is a key focus in Antalya.\n\nFree Malaysia Today reports that several prominent leaders are absent from the summit, noting that British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is the only G7 leader scheduled to speak. While European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is attending, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are skipping the event. The summit arrives as a UN report indicates the world is on track to exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit established under the Paris Agreement.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "World leaders take stage at COP31 but big names missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/world-leaders-take-stage-at-cop31-but-big-names-missing",
        "published": "2026-11-11T01:48:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "World leaders take stage at COP31 but big names missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/world-leaders-take-stage-at-cop31-but-big-names-missing-19431119",
        "published": "2026-11-11T02:15:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}