COP31 President and Türkiye's Environment Minister Murat Kurum said the conference's climate action agenda aims to reduce emissions by 25-30 percent by 2035.

He warned that failure to implement climate commitments will worsen the impact of extreme weather events, including floods, wildfires and storms affecting countries worldwide.

Wealthy countries can mobilise funding overnight for military interventions and energy security but fail to give climate action the same priority, the head of the African Group of Negotiators said.

Speaking at a COP31 news conference in Antalya, Antwi-Boasiako Amoah urged developed countries to honor their climate finance obligations.

“Our understanding is that there’s money and there’s no money for climate,” he said. “That’s the difference because they can get money for military interventions overnight.”

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Türkiye to attend the COP31 climate conference at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Azerbaijani presidency said.

Türkiye’s president meets officials from Brazil, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and Turkmenistan as Antalya hosts the UN climate summit.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Antalya, southern Türkiye, to discuss bilateral relations and regional and global developments, Türkiye's Communications Directorate said.

Lula is in Antalya to attend the COP31 Leaders' Summit.

During the meeting, Erdogan said Türkiye and Brazil would mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2027, according to the directorate.

He said the two countries would continue taking steps to strengthen cooperation and expand ties in various fields, particularly trade and the defence industry.

Türkiye and Australia are intensifying cooperation to address the growing impacts of climate change, with COP31 officials calling for faster action and greater international support for the transition to clean energy.

COP31 Negotiations President and Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the world was facing multiple interconnected crises driven in part by climate change, making it increasingly urgent to accelerate global efforts.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud on the sidelines of the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, southern Türkiye.

During the meeting, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar signed an agreement between Türkiye and Saudi Arabia.

Turkish first lady Emine Erdogan met with UN-Habitat Executive Director Anaclaudia Rossbach on the sidelines of the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, southern Türkiye.

"We held a productive meeting with UN-Habitat Executive Director Anaclaudia Rossbach as part of the COP31 Climate Summit," Erdogan said on Turkish social media platform NSosyal.

"We discussed the significance of the summit in seeking solutions to the climate crisis and the need to act with a shared sense of responsibility in this fight," she added.

Around 370 sessions are scheduled in Antalya, with discussions ranging from renewable energy investment and power grids to sustainable aviation and electric mobility.