COP31 - The most pointless Climate Conference EVER?

As world leaders prepare to gather for COP31 in Türkiye, a couple of very sobering new climate reports from the UN and The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research have been published. Alongside warnings from the UK's National Emergency Briefing, the findings raise profound questions about the future of our planet. Can international climate negotiations really deliver solutions on the scale required, or are our political leaders still missing the bigger picture?

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Reference Links

Planetary Health Check 2026 - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact research
https://www.planetaryhealthcheck.org/

UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2026
https://www.unep.org/en/publications/report/emissions-gap-report-2026

National Emergency Briefing Movie- Map of screenings near you
https://www.nebriefing.org/screening-map

National Emergency Briefing - sign the petition
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767687#main-content

National Emergency Briefing - check if your UK MP has signed the petition
https://www.nebriefing.org/take-action

Ripple et al - 2026 State of the Climate Report
https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biag125/8836482

Financial Times - EU tells countries to make plans to cope with 3C of global warming
https://www.ft.com/content/9640cae1-98bb-4509-adb1-729ca6a5f2a8?syn-25a6b1a6=1

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