News & Announcements
COP31 Presidency launches Antalya Compact for Energy Efficient Buildings
The COP31 Presidency has launched the Antalya Compact for Energy Efficient Buildings, a new framework open for endorsement by all Parties to advance two of COP31’s Global Targets for 2035 on buildings’ energy intensity and electrification.
COP31 Subsidized Youth Accommodation: Applications Now Open
The COP31 Presidency is offering room and breakfast from 8 to 22 November 2026 to young delegates aged 18-35 from SIDS and LDCs. Applications close on 2 November.
A Historic First in COP Sustainability
For the first time in COP history, the TS ISO 20121:2024 Event Sustainability Management System Certificate and the Zero Waste Certificate have been obtained before the conference begins.
COP31 Presidency elevates finance and city action in implementation-focused agenda
At New York Climate Week, the COP31 Presidency announced Ethiopia, Fiji, Indonesia, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as the first five BRIDGE pilot countries and, through ILBANK, launched SURFF with UN-Habitat and the World Bank.
COP31 Presidency launches 35-by-35 Pledge and Antalya AI Pledge in New York
The full text of the COP31 Presidency's New York Climate Week press release: at UN Headquarters, COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum unveils the 35-by-35 Global Electrification Pledge, six electrification initiatives, the Antalya Pledge on AI and the AI for Clean Technologies Initiative.
COP31 35-by-35 Global Electrification Pledge
The full text of the COP31 ‘35-by-35 Global Electrification Pledge’, in which countries and parties declare their intent to raise electricity’s share of total final energy consumption to 35% globally by 2035, and businesses, investors, cities, international organizations and civil society declare their support as Supporters.