# UK weather extremes show why climate action and Cop31 are vital, minister says

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/uk-weather-extremes-show-why-climate-action-and-cop31-are-vital-minister-says/
- Published: 2026-11-09T06:11:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T07:38:33+00:00
- Original publisher: The Independent (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/climate-uk-drought-heatwave-cop31-b3080502.html
- Topics: Climate, Geopolitics, Government, Politics, Science, UK, World

## Key points

- Fahnbulleh says Cop31 attendance serves Britain’s national interest.
- The UK will push clean power and climate resilience.
- Several major powers’ leaders are expected to be absent.

## Summary

Energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh says the UK’s participation in the Cop31 climate summit in Turkey is in the national interest, as the country faces increasingly severe weather. She argues that international cooperation can help protect communities while creating opportunities in the green economy.

The UK delegation is expected to include several senior ministers and London mayor Sadiq Khan, while leaders from France, Germany, Italy, India and China are not expected to attend. The US is not expected to send an official delegation after Donald Trump withdrew it from key climate agreements, although a Democrat-led congressional group will take part. UK priorities include clean power, methane cuts, forest and ocean protection, resilience and climate finance, amid rising emissions and concern that El Niño could worsen heat and food insecurity.

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