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2026 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 31)

9 - 20 November 2026
Antalya, Türkiye

The UN Climate Change Conference is a yearly conference held in the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and is designed to assess the progress in combating climate change.

The 2026 UN Climate Change Conference will convene from 9-20 November in Antalya, Türkiye. 

The meeting will consist of the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 31) to the UNFCCC, the 21st meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 21), and the eighth meeting of the COP serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 8), as well as the 65th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 65) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 65).

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COP 30 accepted Türkiye’s offer to host COP 31 in Antalya, welcoming an arrangement between Türkiye and Australia to share the COP 31 Presidency, with Australia designated the “President of negotiations”. A Pre-COP meeting is expected to convene in the Pacific.

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