Absence of big leaders at COP-31, questions on commitment?

लगानी न्यूज

२५ कार्तिक २०८३, बुधबार १६:३३November 11, 2026

The top leaders of major countries, including the United States and China, will be absent from the ongoing COP31 conference in Turkey amid growing global pressure to address the climate crisis. This has raised questions about their commitment to tackling climate change.

Dozens of leaders, including the presidents of Turkey, Brazil and Iran, will address the high-level session on Wednesday and Thursday. However, other G7 leaders will not attend the summit except British Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The heads of government of France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan will also not attend.TAG_OPEN_div_10

With US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping also absent, the participation of the world’s two largest economies in the climate talks has been weak. Vice President Han Zheng will represent China. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s participation has given some hope to climate activists.TAG_OPEN_div_8

TAG_OPEN_div_6 The conference is expected to debate Turkey’s proposal to increase the electrification of energy consumption and the European Union’s (EU) insistence that clean energy should be used for it. Although there was an agreement to move away from fossil fuels in 2023, countries have not made the expected progress in implementing it.