How UN Climate Talks Work

COP31 opens in Antalya, Türkiye, on 9 November 2026, with Australia leading the negotiations. This film explains the machinery behind the headlines: why climate is a problem no country can solve alone, the 1992 climate convention and its split between developed and developing countries, how a COP decides by consensus, what Kyoto, Copenhagen and Paris each tried, the fights over money and loss and damage, how each bloc describes its own position, and how this year's host was chosen.

One sky, 198 Parties

How the UN climate talks work, and why this year they meet in Antalya.

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