Fossil fuels, finance fights: COP31 watchlist as US, Brazil elections boost climate hopes

News24 Business8 November 2026 at 12:03

As tens of thousands of delegates prepare for two weeks of debate from Monday at the UN’s 31st Conference of the Parties, or COP31, recent electoral surprises in the US and Brazil are offering rare optimism for advocates of faster action on global warming.

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