COP31 puts fossil fuels in focus | Trump disputes midterms | Pope draws millions in Argentina
“Meeting at a moment of consequence”, when climate change is a “lived reality for billions of people” — that is how Australia’s Energy Minister has framed the 31st annual UN climate conference.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is travelling to Türkiye for COP31, which Australia is co-hosting.
This year’s event is focused on increasing electrification targets across the globe, as two new reports forecast that the world is on course for one of its hottest on record.
00:00 Climate finance, energy security and the pace of the transition away from fossil fuels are expected to dominate the agenda of COP31
02:59 Fresh moves have formally begun in the US Congress to impeach US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth
05:54 US President Donald Trump says he believes the war with Iran is “effectively over” after meeting with Qatari mediators
08:20 Pope Leo has led a mass in Argentina attracting millions of people on the latest leg of a 12-day South American tour
10:31 Dozens of migrants have died at sea in multiple maritime tragedies while attempting to reach Europe
12:37 Residents of India’s capital have been advised to avoid all outdoor physical activity as a haze of toxic smog blankets the city
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