COP 31 opens in Turkey with push to implement climate commitments

The COP 31 United Nations climate conference opened in Antalya, Turkey, with the stated goal of concretely implementing commitments made in previous years, though the complex context and absence of key countries like the United States cast doubt on outcomes. The joint presidency of Turkey and Australia hopes for progress on climate action, addressing the crisis as the greatest emergency of our time. However, results are uncertain as multilateralism, upheld by the UN, faces declining recognition as a method for managing international relations. Key topics on the agenda include the energy transition and abandoning fossil fuels, alongside climate finance and mitigation. Journalist Ferdinando Cotugno noted that climate conferences reflect global power dynamics, and the negotiations currently lack the world's scarcest resource: attention.