As world gripped by climate emergency, COP31’s empty chairs signal low ambitions
It is the recurring theme of every speech at the COP summits: the urgent need to act in the face of increasingly frequent climate disasters. Yet this year’s conference in Turkey seems to have little ambition, as reflected in the low turnout and the host country’s own contradictions. Morgan Ayre has the story.
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As world gripped by climate emergency, COP31’s empty chairs signal low ambitions
It is the recurring theme of every speech at the COP summits: the urgent need to act in the face of increasingly frequent climate disasters. Yet this year’s conference in Turkey seems to have little ambition, as reflected in the low turnout and the host country’s own contradictions. Morgan Ayre has the story.



