COP31 in Antalya, November 9–20: Türkiye Hosts, Australia Leads the Talks, and the US Has Already Left the Paris Agreement
The climate summit takes place in Antalya from November 9 to 20, with leaders gathering on November 11–12; the agenda covers national plans, finance, adaptation and losses.
The UN climate conference COP31 takes place in Antalya, Türkiye, from November 9 to 20, 2026, at the Expo Center. The World Leaders Summit is on November 11 and 12. Türkiye is host and president, with Murat Kurum as President-Designate, while Australia, through Chris Bowen, is President of Negotiations — it leads the consultations and the negotiating process itself.
The agenda covers national climate plans (NDCs), finance, adaptation, loss and damage, the transition away from fossil fuels, and carbon-market rules under Article 6. The Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement meetings run in parallel. The Pacific pre-COP was held from October 5 to 8, and on October 6 leaders adopted the Taku Pakasoa Declaration — a political call, not a formal COP31 decision.
The context: the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement took effect in January 2026. The parties are due to conclude decisions by November 20, but conferences often run over, and the outcome requires agreement among all. There is no source forecasting specific results — this is a calendar, not a prediction.
MKNews Hub · Macedonia · October 13, 2026
