Call for Climate Justice and Oil Tax at COP31 Summit in Antalya

At the COP31 Leaders' Summit starting in Antalya, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for a climate justice pact to combat global warming and methane emissions, while demanding that the profits of oil companies be taxed.

World leaders gathered in Antalya for the COP31 summit, hosted by Turkey and Australia. Speaking at the opening ceremony, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stated that the climate crisis is progressing faster than global efforts, emphasizing that the planet is warming and that even if current national plans are fully implemented, the world is heading toward warming that will exceed 2.5 degrees by the end of the century. Guterres proposed a four-priority "climate justice pact" designed to enable developing countries to transition away from fossil fuels and protect those suffering from climate change.