COP31, the United Nations’ annual climate change conference, is being hosted in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November, according to a UK government explainer published on 9 November 2026. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero says the UK’s priority at the summit is to uphold the 2015 Paris Agreement and keep countries working towards limiting global warming to 1.5°C.

The government says it will work with other countries to speed up the global shift to clean energy and electrification, highlight action on methane and other super-pollutants, and push for progress on protecting ecosystems including forests and oceans. It also lists adaptation, including more financial investment and stronger practical action to build resilience. In the explainer, the government cites record heatwaves, droughts and wildfires in Britain this year and interim UK Health Security Agency data estimating 2,877 heat-associated deaths from the May and June 2026 heatwaves alone. The Met Office has provisionally declared summer 2026 the hottest on record.

Prime Minister will attend COP31 alongside Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, while Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh will lead the UK delegation during negotiations. The government says the UK has cut carbon emissions by 54% since 1990 while the economy has grown by around 85% in that time, and describes £10.5 billion for flood defences and coastal erosion over the next decade.