The 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) runs from 9 to 20 November 2026 in Antalya, Turkey.
WHAT HAPPENED
COP31, the annual conference of the parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, is scheduled from 9 to 20 November 2026 in Antalya, Turkey.
KEY FACTS
- Venue: Antalya, on Turkey's Mediterranean coast.
- Arrangement: Turkey hosts the conference, while Australia leads the negotiations as president.
- Previous: COP30 was held in Belem, Brazil in 2025.
EXAM ANGLE
The UNFCCC was adopted at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. The Paris Agreement (COP21, 2015) aims to keep warming well below 2 degrees Celsius.
SOURCE AND DATE
News reports of 8 November 2026. Added to this collection on 9 November 2026.