The 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) will take place in 2026 and is very important worldwide.
It follows the first big review of global climate efforts, called the Global Stocktake (GST), and after countries set a new funding target, the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), at COP30. Because of this, COP31’s main task is to help countries move from talking about climate action to actually doing it.
The conference focuses on making sure the Paris Agreement promises are kept. The agreement has three key parts: cutting pollution (mitigation), preparing for climate impacts (adaptation), and funding these actions (climate finance). During COP31, countries will work on turning their goals into measurable actions, funding their promises, and using GST advice in their national plans with strong international support.
The decisions made in Antalya will affect whether we can still meet the Paris Agreement’s main goal: keeping global warming under 1.5°C. The conference leaders have a big responsibility to keep everyone focused on this urgent goal. They must check if the new national climate plans (NDCs 3.0) are strong enough and push for clear actions to close the gap between current efforts and what’s needed to protect the planet.