Cop31 must deliver climate progress that people can see is real, host says

<p>High-stakes talks involving 190 countries begin on Monday as world grapples with El Niño supercharged by fossil fuels</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/08/cop31-what-is-at-stake-at-the-un-climate-summit-and-what-can-it-achieve">Cop31 summit</a> must produce progress, “a tangible outcome ... that people can see is real”, its host has said as <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/08/cop31-key-players-climate-talks">scores of world leaders and representatives of close to 190 countries</a> gather in Turkey for the UN climate talks.</p><p>The high-stakes meeting begins on Monday, as countries around the world grapple with the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/21/super-el-nino-temperature-record">strongest El Niño weather system on record</a>, supercharged by fossil fuels, which is set to take hundreds of thousands of lives and cause damage costing trillions of dollars.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/08/cop31-climate-summit-deliver-progress-real-host-says">Continue reading...</a>