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Last update: November 20, 2024
Turkey wants to host COP31: How ambitious are its climate policies?
While addressing world leaders on the second day of COP29, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his country’s bid to host the summit after Brazil, in 2026. Despite an open letter on November 15 by former leaders and climate experts demanding a reform of COP, including ‘strict eligibility criteria ’for host countries, it seems clear by now that COP31 will be hosted by a coal economy.