COP31 faces tough test as climate threats mount

The Star Malaysia · Laurent Thomet, Julien Mivielle · 2026-11-06 13:30 UTC

Nearly 200 nations gather for the COP31 summit in Turkey on Monday but tensions over geopolitics, finance and fossil fuels are tempering expectations of a major breakthrough in tackling the climate crisis.

SOUTH-EAST ASIA (AFP): Nearly 200 nations gather for the COP31 summit in Turkey on Monday but tensions over geopolitics, finance and fossil fuels are tempering expectations of a major breakthrough in tackling the climate crisis.

More than 100,000 people are expected at the UN's two-week climate negotiations in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya.

Now in its fourth year, PTF 4.0 returned to the central west coast, covering 30 primary and secondary schools in Putrajaya, Selangor, Melaka and Perak.

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