Parliament’s priorities for the COP31 climate negotiations

Parliament adopted its negotiating mandate for COP31, calling for accelerating the exit from fossil fuels, increasing climate finance and supporting vulnerable countries.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), to be held from 9 to 20 November in Antalya, Turkey, is expected to focus on accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels, the launch of the next global inventory and the implementation of the new Collective Quantified Target on Climate Finance (NCQG), adopted at COP29. In their resolution, adopted by a show of hands, MEPs point out that 2025 is one of the hottest years on record and that Europe is the continent that is warming the fastest. They believe that the EU cannot afford to slow down its climate action.

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