# World leaders set out clashing priorities as COP31 turns to negotiations

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/world-leaders-set-out-clashing-priorities-as-cop31-turns-to-negotiations/
- Published: 2026-11-12T17:36:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T21:40:36+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/cop31-turkiye-world-leaders-climate-change-6547111
- Topics: World

## Key points

- COP31 leaders put forward conflicting climate priorities.
- Small island states called for faster emissions cuts.
- Türkiye proposed electricity reach 35 per cent of energy use by 2035.

## Summary

World leaders at COP31 in Türkiye have voiced sharply different priorities, leaving negotiators to seek an agreement that can satisfy countries with competing interests. The talks matter because the UN says the world is on course to exceed the 1.5°C warming limit set under the Paris Agreement, while wars and inflation have pushed climate action down political agendas.

Small island states urged major emitters to cut greenhouse gas emissions quickly; European leaders backed expanding electrification; developing countries called for more climate finance from wealthier nations; and fossil fuel producers defended continued use of oil, gas and coal. Türkiye’s proposal would raise electricity’s share of global energy use from just over a fifth to 35 per cent by 2035, though it does not specify whether the added supply must be renewable. Australia’s negotiations president said he was still consulting on what a consensus deal could achieve.

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