Nov 13, 2026 | Last Update: Nov 14, 2026
Governments must start narrowing down what a political decision could look like in Antalya, while the conversation buzzes around who will host 2028’s important COP
As consultations on a potential cover decision for COP31 continue on Friday, the presidencies put out a “summary of reflections” on views expressed so far.
It is basically a menu of elements a text could contain, with the COP31 presidency stressing “it is not intended to reflect consensus, nor the strength or prevalence of views expressed”.
As we reported yesterday, some large emerging economies are even arguing there shouldn’t be a cover decision, feeling it’s something that has been thrust upon them and led more by the Turkish and Australian presidencies than by countries.
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