{
  "id": 19567249,
  "title": "World leaders urge stronger and faster action at UN climate talks over inadequate response",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/world-leaders-urge-stronger-and-faster-action-at-un-climate-talks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T23:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261112/world-leaders-urge-stronger-and-faster-action-at-un-climate-talks-over-inadequate-response"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In an urgent appeal, the United Nations chief, António Guterres, implored world leaders to take decisive and immediate action to curb global warming at the commencement of the U.N. climate conference in Turkey. Guterres emphasized that climate action is more than a mere dispute over numbers or thermometer readings, stating, \"We know the truth. Now we must act on it because climate action is more than a fight over a number or a thermometer. We are in the fight for our lives and our children's future.\"\n\nHowever, the summit, designated as COP31, lacked participation from the leaders of the world's three largest carbon dioxide-emitting nations: China, the United States, and India. Collectively responsible for over half of global carbon dioxide emissions, their absence left a small number of national leaders and U.N. officials to champion action. The situation was further complicated by a new report highlighting a widening gap between countries' climate pledges and actual emissions reductions. Scientists have warned that global warming is likely to surpass the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels, necessitating urgent measures to mitigate the devastating consequences of climate change.",
  "summary": "ANTALYA, Turkey — It's time to act decisively and urgently to curb global warming, which is wreaking havoc with deadly floods, heat waves and other disasters, the United Nations chief told world leaders Wednesday as formal talks began at the U.N. climate conference in Turkey. “We know the truth. Now we must act on it because climate action is more than a fight over a number or a thermometer,\"…",
  "key_points": [
    "UN chief Guterres urges immediate climate action at COP31",
    "China, US, India absent, responsible for half global CO2 emissions",
    "Report reveals gap between pledges and actual emissions reductions"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}