‘Overshoot is not a reason to surrender’: UN calls for accelerated climate action ahead of COP31 summit

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Published 8 Oct 2026, 11:00 pm·1 d ago·1 min read

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As world leaders prepare for November’s major COP31 climate summit in Türkiye, record-breaking heat, devastating floods and an unprecedented El Niño climate pattern are making global climate action ever more urgent.

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