COP31: UN warns UN that global warming fell far short of Paris goal of 1.5C, is on course for 2.6C, as annual UN climate summit meets for 31st time Nov 9-20. Watch France 24 Oct 31 report w screen shots at Heating Planet Blog

As the COP31 climate summit begins Nov 9 in Turkey, the UN warns that global commitments to cut planet-heating emissions are falling far short of the Paris climate goals of 1.5 degrees Celsius warming, and that they put the world on course for 2.6C warming this century. The report by the United Nations Environment Programme weeks before the COP's 31st annual meeting lays bare the chasm between rhetoric and action when it comes to tackling global warming, and the challenge before political leaders at November 9-20 meeting in Antalya Turkey. Watch: World set to breach 1.5°C warming limit set by Paris Climate Agreement FRANCE 24 English Oct 21, 2026 France 24 channel

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The world's average temperatures on track now to rise above 2.8° C. If countries hit their existing greenhouse

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gas emissions reduction targets, the warming will slow to about 2.6.

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The job for world leaders gathering in Turkey next month is to decide on much more ambitious targets than anything currently on the table.

worthwhile to limit the overshoot as much as possible because every additional fraction of a degree and year of warming increases climate impacts and risks.
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The UNEP says that to achieve a lowest possible overshoot scenario, which would keep peak warming to between 1.7 and 1.8

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8C before returning global average temperatures to at or below 1.5. The cuts in global emissions need to be deep

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and fast. 18% by 2030, 45% by 2035, and 69% by 2040 compared with 2025 levels.

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This would require a triple of renewable electricity capacity by 2035 and dramatic cuts to fossil fuels, including

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the phase out of coal by 2040, as well as deep cuts in methane emissions.

Watch herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPzMww_8ga4***Previous coverage of COP31 at Heating Planet Blog

Sunday, October 25, 2026

LOL Cop 31 song lost in translation: They must not know what "to cop" means in USA- Music video of "Let's COP" Sunday funny at Heating Planet Blog

This made me laugh. From the Official Account of COP31 Türkiye: music video of song of the UN's 31st annual meeting to discuss climate change. The funny part is it uses the word cop as a verb. To Cop means to score drugs in USA! LOL LOL LOL LOL The PR staff must not realize that cop in the USA means take grab steal, get by any way possible, especially drugs

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Friday, October 23, 2026

Cop 31 prep- Nov 9-20 UN meets yearly for 31st time to discuss climate change, while host nation Turkey seizes local TV station and flood waters creep up from overheated Mediterranean- Heating Planet blog

"The Guardian was the one media that picked up the point that we're not only over 1.5 degrees C, we're actually at 1.8 degrees C" Dr. Peter Carter

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Wednesday, October 28, 2026

COP 31 should be Zoom inclusive meetings all year long, like this amit goenka Oct 24 video, at Heating Planet Blog w screen shots that make my point

Imagine, an ongoing conversation worldwide to solve a worldwide problem, where even poor people or busy or physically challenged people can participate. Why can't the conference of parties go on all year long? There could be in person regional meetings, which would generate a lot more action than the way COP is set up now. Imagine opening up the whole UN climate process to the whole world, so anyone who

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Thursday, November 5, 2026

History of COP- Read the screen shots- UN Conf of Parties on Climate Change meets for 31st year next week, learn about it at Heating Planet Blog

Next Monday the UN begins its 31st annual conference on the global climate Nov 9-20. Heating Planet Blog will post screenshots and YouTube videos of note about the meeting, as the blogger is learning about COP, the Conference Of Parties, at the same time as some blog readers. Here is a short history from Down to Earth Channel on YouTube from New Delhi, India,

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