COP31 faces financing and implementation of commitments
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Pays (Burkina Faso)
COP31, which opened on 9 November in Antalya, Turkey, under Turkish leadership and jointly with Australia, is addressing climate finance, adaptation and emissions reduction until the end of the month. Ten years after COP21 in Paris, implementation of commitments remains the main sticking point, according to Le Pays.
Le Pays considers that implementing the commitments made at COP21, held in Paris in 2015, remains one of the main points of discussion at COP31 in Antalya. More than ten years after the Paris Agreement, recommendations from that conference continue to be debated, particularly over the financial resources needed to implement them, according to Le Pays.
The Burkinabè newspaper notes that major powers, also among the main greenhouse gas emitters, are reluctant to assume their financial responsibilities. Le Pays also highlights the effects of climate disruption, with episodes of heatwaves and drought, flooding linked to rising water levels and strong winds.
COP31 continues until the end of November under a negotiating arrangement involving Turkey, the host country, and Australia, which is responsible for leading the negotiations. Leaders opened the negotiations on 11 November, while talks on financing for climate adaptation continue at COP31.
