{
  "id": 19491090,
  "title": "Erdogan: Climate change is one of the 'deepest existential crises' in humanity's history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/erdogan-climate-change-is-one-of-the-deepest-existential-crises-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T11:53:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/erdogan-climate-change-one-deepest-existential-crises-humanitys-history"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the Cop31 summit and declared that climate change represents one of the deepest existential crises humanity has ever faced. In his opening speech at the UN conference in Turkey, Erdogan emphasized the urgency of the situation, stating that the planet has no alternative sky, Earth, seas, oceans, or forests. He explained that excessive consumption driven by human greed has propelled the world to the brink of an unprecedented global crisis. Erdogan concluded by reiterating that our shared home consists of a single sky and a single Earth, urging all nations to recognize the gravity of the situation and take immediate action to address the climate emergency.",
  "summary": "Erdogan: Climate change is one of the 'deepest existential crises' in humanity's history Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told the Cop31 summit that climate change is \"one of the deepest existential crises\" in humanity's history. \"I want to say this very clearly: we have no other sky, no other Earth, no other seas, oceans or forests,\" Erdogan said in a speech on Wednesday at the opening…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}