Briefing by the COP31 Presidency

Please take your seats. Good morning to all. Saimbakkar Moshe Aldinez.

Mr. Minister.

Welcome, distinguished delegates. Dear colleagues, I would like to warmly welcome you all to this COP 31st presidency briefing. the outset, I would also like to extend a warm welcome to the COP presidencies, Brazil, Argentine, Turkey and Ethiopia. It is a great pleasure to see such participation, such turnout here today. Thank you all. At a time marked by growing geopolitical uncertainties and increasing climate skepticism, Turkey has been entrusted with the presidency of COP31. This responsibility reflects our strong commitment to multilateralism and to advancing the global climate agenda. In particular, in a unique arrangement, Turkey will host COP 34 1, including the leaders Summit in Antalya in November this year and lead the climate action agenda, while Australia will serve as President of negotiations. In addition, the pre COP31 meeting will be convened in Fiji, a Pacific island country. What a cooperation with the spirit of multilateralism. With this innovative model of cooperation, COP31 presidency aims to demonstrate that multilateral cooperation can still deliver concrete results. Today's briefing provides an important opportunity to hear directly from the COP31 presidency as well as the broader COP troika and the UN system. It will help set the tone for the months ahead by offering insights into priorities, expectations and pathways towards a successful outcome at COP31. It is a great honor to have His Excellency, Mr. Murad Kurum, COP31 President Designate and Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of the Republic of Turkey, with us today here in New York to brief directly on the priorities and preparations for COP31. We appreciate the leadership of His Excellency Minister Kurum, in convening this important briefing at this early stage, which will contribute to a clearer understanding of how we can collectively move forward in a spirit of partnership, inclusivity and shared responsibility. With this I know we have the honor to give the floor To His Excellency, Mr. Kurum, COP31 President Designate, for his presentation. In addition, as a former mp, Member of Turkish Parliament, I should add that Minister Kurum made a great success for our nation in Rebuilding all earthquake Region 11 cities from the scratch. Thank you. The floor is yours, Mr. Mr.

Thank you very much, Mr. Ambassador. Distinguished permanent representatives, esteemed participants, Indeed, today, here from the very beginning of the process, we would like to inform you under the umbrella of UN and if you do have any ideas or opinions, we are ready to collect them. This is why we are here. First of all, I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all of

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under the umbrella of the United nations. As the COP31 present designate, I have the honor to address you and I would like to extend my warmest greetings and respect to all of you in attendance and through you, to your respective countries and nations. Today we are gathered here to prepare for a summit that will shape the future of our common home, Earth. And more importantly, to fulfill our humanitarian responsibility, which will turn into a very important summit. As you all know, the world is changing and the global realities are being reshaped. The period that we are going through is marked by increasing geopolitical fractures, deepening uncertainties and growing risks. And we're all affected by this. Tensions in the Middle east and the risks in the Strait of Hormuz threaten energy and water security. Ukraine and Russia conflict still continues. Regional security and energy flows remain under pressure. The codes of regional and global political balances are fundamentally shifting. Alongside all these, drought, water stress and extreme weather events continue to intensify. Globally. The adverse impacts of the climate crisis are triggering political, economic and cultural transformations. In the face of this challenging landscape, Turkey is demonstrating a highly constructive diplomacy and a solution oriented stands to establish peace and stability. We all know that we also have responsibilities towards our planet. Every morning we wake up to the painful consequences and devastating impacts of natural disasters somewhere in the world. If humanity is to achieve a sustainable future, there is only one path to it. And that path is to attain a world or order where all countries have equal rights. As our President, His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated, this requires a transformation in mindset that leaves no one behind and the establishment of a more just world. Distinguished participant, this is precisely the foundation of our COP31 vision to turn commitments into implementation for a more just world. To build trust and to deliver concrete results. We now clearly understand that climate change is not merely an environmental issue. It is about the economy, development and security. In other words, it is about the future of humanity. Today, the world presents us with a stark picture. The global cost of drought exceeds $300 billion annually. Half of the world's population experiences water scarcity for at least one month each year. Electricity demand, I think this is a very important data. By the way, electricity demand is expected to increase by more than 40 to 50% by 2035. Perhaps the most striking figure is the global climate finance needs stands at 7.5 to $9 trillion annually, while current financing has only reached $1.9 trillion. So you all know what this gap between tells us. If this effort does not accelerate, the cost will multiply and the impact will deepen irreversibly. Every $1 we spend today on climate adaptation saves us from spending $10 after a disaster that we will experience. For this reason, we do not view COP31 merely as a platform where new commitments are voiced. We consider COP31 as a global turning point. And we are preparing for this process with strong experience and a clear vision.

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at this very point, with our colleagues in UN and also with the previous presidents of cop, we are always in consultation. We are also considering the decisions made in the past. We will be including them in the process too. But in the very end of the process, we would like to come up with concrete results. During this COP process and COP presidency, this is the modus operandi that we would like to take. With the constructive roles we have undertaken in crises, our effectiveness in humanitarian issues, and our solution oriented diplomatic approach, we are present both at the table and in the field. Our approach to the COP31 presidency is based on three fundamental dialogue, consensus and action. Through dialogue, we will rebuild humanities trust in us. Through consensus, we will find common remedies to our common challenges. Through action, we will translate decisions into practice and implement them swiftly. Let us be candid. The world now expects and says, do not speak anymore, produce more results. We must respond to this expectation of our peoples. We must restore trust in multilateral system. So we had a meeting Yesterday and there, Mr. General Secretary, his Excellency Gutierrez always mentions multilateralism. So constructing, strengthening that multilateralism will be the foundation of our COP presidency. And we'll be doing it together. And we must strengthen sincere cooperation between developed and developing countries. We must enable adaptation policies to progress in a balanced MANNER. As the COP31 presidency, we will work towards concrete steps in this regard. We will place critical issues such as financing, technology transfer and capacity building at the very heart of COP31. Because without financing, there is no transformation. Without technology, there is no acceleration and without capacity, there is no sustainability. Dear friends, our COP31 agenda will be to take concrete and measurable steps in the field of waste management. We will reduce emissions and strengthen the circular economy. Altogether. We will share with the world the zero waste movement and its achievements. Initiated under the auspices of Her Excellency First Lady Emina Erdogan, and now transformed into a global environmental mobilization. So we'll be sharing our results with the whole world. We will. And when it comes to clean energy, International Energy Agency President Fatih Birol, we came together with him and Today there are 730 million people who lack access to clean Energy, we will contribute to the solution for these people. We will align the industrial sector with net zero targets. We will expand climate resilient cities. As you all know, in Turkey in the year 2023, there was the disaster of millennium centuries. So we had a very different devastating earthquake. And just after this earthquake, under the leadership of our President, His Excellency Erdogan, and as mentioned by our permanent representative, in two years, which was an example to world also. So we reconstructed our 11 cities in the way that they are climate resilient. So in two years we have constructed 500,000 housing units which was a unique example to the world and we gave them to our people. So we will be expanding climate resilient cities. We will strengthen adaptation policies in water, agriculture and food security fields. We will take steps to protect biodiversity and increase carbon sink areas. This is a very important matter. We do attach very much importance to this issue. So we will place our youth at the center of the fight against climate crisis. We would like to do this because all this fight is for them, for our young people, to serve them a better future. And here we need to raise awareness and we need to put them in the very center of our work. At this very point. I would like to also mention that a commitment is a declaration of intent, but implementation is trust. COP31 presidency aspires to build this trust. Turkey is determined to carry this process onto a results oriented ground. Distinguished representatives, continuing the fight against climate change and utilizing the window of opportunity, however narrow it it may be, are of great importance in providing a global response to this challenge. In this context, we have signed a strong cooperation to carry the implementation cycle of the Paris Agreement, which began at cop 30 into the field. We are in coordination with the presidencies of Brazil and Azerbaijan, as well as with our Australian friends. On one hand, we are working on key initiatives carried over from cop 30 to 31. On the other hand, we are striving to maintain political momentum in line with the 1.5 degrees target. Turkey Australia cooperation model is built on a vision of achieving strong outcomes. And at this very point, my dear friend, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bovin, serves as the COP31 President of the negotiations and and this model represents a unique cooperation structure that initiates a new era in climate diplomacy. We are currently preparing the Antalya Declaration which addresses the issue at the leaders level at this very stage. We aim to finalize it at COP31 by incorporating the views of countries and with the leaders summit to be held on November11 and 12 we demonstrate strong determination to carry COP31 into the future. We have also opened the Action Agenda for consultation and after receiving views in mid April, we will finalize this work in May. In June, we will organize an event to operationalize the action agenda. Our beautiful city of Antalya, one of the gems of global tourism, is ready to host tens of thousands of climate volunteers. Dear friends, today, in your presence, before you all, I have a call to all humanity. This is a call for a global return to our essence as humanity. We must return to our innate nature, to the essence that makes us who we are. Against the climate crisis which has become a problem for all humanity, we must unite our intentions, our hearts and our efforts. Let us not forget, even for a single moment, that we will make a choice. Either we will return to our essence that sees nature as a trust to be protected, or we will perish together with the world we have destroyed. Either we will continue to watch the current course, or we will shape it through collective will. As the COP31 presidency, we have made our choice. With your support, we are taking action for all humanity and for all the children of the world. With our strong leadership at COP31, we will re establish trust, cooperation, solidarity and action in global climate diplomacy. I invite you all to be part of this shared will, to contribute to solutions and to produce results together. Solutions together and all the countries of the world. So, on the 11th and 12th of November, we'll be holding the Leaders Summit in Antalya. And after that we will be having our consultations. We'll be sharing our ideas, exchanging our opinions during COP meetings. So I invite you to Antalya from now on and hopefully the decision we will make will be fruitful for our future. And once again I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all of

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While thanking His Excellency COP31 President Minister Kurum for his remarks. May I remind all delegations that Mr. Minister will address also zero waste commemoration at 3 o' clock this afternoon. All delegations are welcome and wanted here. Indeed. Now I would like to give the floor to Honorable Minister Chris Bowen, COP31 President of Negotiations and Minister for Climate Change and Energy of Australia. Unfortunately, Minister Bowen is not able to join us in person today, but we are pleased that Hon. Minister is contributing to our briefing through a video message. Let's listen to Minister Bowen.

Good morning. It's my pleasure to join you from Canberra, where our Federal Parliament is sitting this week. I wish to extend my appreciation to our Turkish friends and in particular my very good Friend Minister Murat Karum for convening this briefing today. The United Nations Headquarters remains at the heartbeat of multilateral diplomacy and action, and Australia is committed to working with you all as permanent representatives to the un. As we enter into the second energy crisis this decade and the third in many of our lifetimes, it's clear that we must keep working together to find ways to tackle these shared challenges together. Because it is our communities who pay the prices for their fuel, their energy bills and in their cost of living when we face these disruptions, to find shared interests and shared purpose and work together, the current circumstances demand it and that's what we're doing in COP31. We're proud to be working with Turkiyeh, with whom we share a close historical bond and a newly forged partnership and our Pacific family, to ensure COP31 delivers meaningful and practical outcomes for everyone. Our partnerships with Turkea and our Pacific neighbours offer a unique an innovative model that affirms our belief in the power of multilateralism and momentum on global climate action. From the Mediterranean to the Pacific and beyond, we're working together and closely to ensure the action agenda under Turkey's leadership and Australia's stewardship of negotiations, complement each other and move in the same direction. We will build on the leadership of Brazil, who showed us through the global mittural decision at COP 30 in belement last year, that even in the face of challenging multilateral circumstances, we can come together to keep the Paris Agreement alive and to advance our goals. We need to maintain our focus on the fundamentals of the Paris Agreement, including urging and working with countries who have not yet submitted their nationally determined contributions and national adaptation plans and lodged their biennial transparency reports. We believe these are critical for maintaining credibility and trust in our collective efforts and want to work with countries that maintain a focus on these issues. This year we've seen significant progress in the decades since Paris. Together, we've brought the projected global temperature rise down from 4 degrees of warming, with national pledges now expected to put us back on track for 2.5 degrees. Clean energy investment globally now exceeds $2 trillion a year and is around double the amount invested in fossil fuels. In Australia, homeowners have been taking up solar in record numbers for decades, and now they're storing that power in in cheaper home batteries to bring down bills and emissions. This is progress. When we act together, we can achieve together, but we need to move faster to keep the world to safer temperature limits. Our circumstances this year are by no means less challenging than they were at cop 30 far from it. Recent events have shown that even Australia, an island continent that may seem far away from where you are sitting, is not isolated from the global shocks. These events only give us greater reason to collaborate in areas like the Global Clean Energy transition in Australia. We're providing incentives to decarbonise Australian industry by bringing on more renewables and jump starting new technologies that will bring economic opportunities for our workers, emissions reduction and opportunities for our partners. And we must finance and fund the investment pathways to ensure that the transition happens everywhere. So often it is those who have contributed the least to climate change. Like our friends in the Pacific, we feel the worst of its effects. We must ensure that COP31 delivers outcomes that allow these countries to thrive and adapt in our changing world. My focus as President of the negotiations will be to foster global cooperation and secure consensus around ambitious but achievable outcomes. My approach is to be transparent, inclusive and consultative with all parties. I look forward to meeting parties throughout the year to understand your priorities and views across negotiations and beginning at the Petersburg Climate Dialogue in BERLIN Next month, COP31 is the opportunity to focus on outcomes that benefit us all, including unlocking economic opportunities of the clean energy transition, including boosting electrification, grid storage and clean energy investment, accelerating global action and investment to keep 1.5 degrees in reach and building resilience and climate impacts for all, especially those hit hardest by climate change. There's enormous potential to pursue strong outcomes for climate action through the negotiations agenda for COP31 and through implementing decisions we've made together at previous COPs. Some key opportunities line the Belem mission to 1.5 and Global Implementation Accelerator. These are important outcomes from COP30 in Brazil. They present opportunities to advance ambition, implementation and action on nationally determined contributions and national adaptation plans. Australia is working closely with Azerbaijan, Brazil and Turkey to deliver the belem mission to 1.5 and with Brazil and Turkea to deliver the Global Implementation Accelerator. We'll have more to say about how we are taking these things forward ahead of the Petersburg Climate Dialogue and there are 30 plus ongoing work streams too numerous to mention now but nonetheless important. All of these mandates will be essential as we continue to move into the era of implementation and turn our minds to the next global stocktake, our five yearly review of progress which will commence at COP31. Central to our objectives is the partnership with the Pacific. Last week I met with Pacific leaders and climate ministers in Brisbane for our third in person Telenoa, where we've discussed the needs of our nations, including keeping 1.5 degrees in reach, enhancing access to climate finance and elevating the important role of oceans. We were very pleased that Minister Karung could address the meeting via video outlining Turkey's important vision for COP31 which which was warmly received by our Pacific colleagues. I welcome the announcement of the Government of Fiji earlier this week that pre cop will be held in Fiji from the 5th to the 8th of October with a special leaders component in Tuvalu. Australia has always seen COP31 as critical to turning the spotlight on the Pacific and highlighting their leadership in climate and we thank Turkey for their supports in this effort. I encourage you all to consider PRECOP a major event or on the global climate and diplomacy calendar. It's a unique opportunity for leaders to witness the impacts of climate change on the region firsthand, but also to understand the leadership the region has to offer. We must demonstrate solidarity with our Pacific family in this crucial decade for climate change and this critical moment in multilateralism. Thank you for convening here today in the name of global climate action to help us lay the foundation for pre COP in the Pacific and COP31 in Turkey to be a success for all.

I thank His Excellency Minister Bowen and Australian Mission for this message. Distinguished delegates, let me take this opportunity to acknowledge the important role of the Secretary General in keeping climate change high on international agenda and encouraging continued engagement and cooperation among Member states. So I would like to give the floor to Mr. Salvin Hart, Assistant Secretary General and Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary General on Climate Action and just transition. It is always a pleasure to work closely with Mr. Hart and his office. Now the floor is for Mr. Hart.

Thank you so much, Ambassador. It's also a pleasure to work closely with you and your excellent team. And let me begin by thanking my very good friend Minister Karoom, the COP31 President Designate and his excellent team for their outstanding leadership at this critical moment in the global fight against the climate crisis. I also wish to recognize their very unique partnership with Australia as well as the excellent work that they're doing in working with past, current and future COP presidencies from Azerbaijan, Brazil and Ethiopia. And it will be critical over the course of the next few years for us to advance multilateral climate action and sustain momentum at a moment, as you correctly said, Minister of Geopolitical Uncertainty, division and fragmentation. I also wish to recognize the Pacific small island developing States who will host the PRECOP and who, despite resistance and at times outright opposition from some of the world's most powerful nations, continue to lead with moral courage in the FIGHT for climate justice. So, colleagues, just a few days ago our colleagues were here from the World Meteorological Organization issued their latest State of the Climate report. And it delivers a stark and sobering message. Every major indicator on climate is flashing red. The climate system is now in a state of emergency. The last 11 years have been the hottest on record. Greenhouse gas concentrations are at their are at historic highs. The pace of sea level rise is accelerating, and the planet is now trapping heat faster than it can release it. This is not a distant threat. It is a system under increasing strain. And we are already witnessing this in more frequent and severe storms, floods, droughts and disruptions to lives and livelihoods in every continent and in every region. And it is now increasingly clear that a temporary overshoot of the 1.5 degree limit is inevitable. But science also tells us that we can still make this overshoot as small, as short and as safe as possible possible, and return to below 1.5 degrees before the end of the century. But that outcome is not guaranteed. It depends on the choices we make, especially now and in this critical decade. It calls for faster and more ambitious emissions reductions. It calls for a step change in climate justice, including on adaptation, finance and loss and damage, because those who have contributed least to this crisis are already bearing its greatest impacts. And it calls for strengthening international cooperation, collaboration and multilateralism. Going into Paris, a decade ago, the world was on a pathway towards around 4 degrees Celsius of warming. Today, that trajectory has significantly bent downwards to just over 2 degrees Celsius. And over the course of the last two years, countries representing close to 90% of global emissions have now submitted new nationally determined contributions under the Paris agreement. This is a meaningful demonstration of the strength of multilateralism and international cooperation. But as I said earlier, we're still not on track to the 1.5 degree limit. And commitments must now be translated into implementation at pace and at scale. Excellencies. The good news is that the world has never been better equipped to address the climate challenge. We know what must be done. The time frame required for action, as well as the consequences of delay. And the solutions have never been cheaper or more accessible. From renewable energy to multi hazard early warning systems. And the ongoing conflict serves as a stark reminder of the vulnerability of a global energy system heavily reliant and dependent on fossil fuels. And therefore the commitment that was made at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels has therefore never been more urgent. We know that three out of every four persons who live on this planet live in countries that are net importers. Of fossil fuels exposed to price volatility, supply disruptions and internal shocks beyond their controls. And for many developing countries, this is already being translated into higher costs, increased fiscal pressure and constrained development choices. So we're clearly seeing now that dependence on fossil fuels is not only a climate challenge, but it is a source of economic vulnerability and a threat to stability. But as the Secretary General has said, this moment is different because we now have viable and increasingly accessible alternatives. Renewables are now cheaper. They're the cheapest, fastest and more secure source of new electricity in most of the world. And there are no embargoes on the wind and no price shocks for sunlight. So this must be a moment for us to accelerate the transition and not for us to delay it. And at the same time, as governments respond to the current crisis, it is essential that short term measures to ensure energy security do not lock in long term fossil fuel dependency. Emergency responses should protect the most vulnerable while keeping us firmly on track towards a clean energy future. So, Excellencies, as we head towards COP31, given what the sense is telling us on the urgency of the climate crisis and what the economics and politics are clearly demonstrating in terms of the need to accelerate the clean energy transition, permit me to identify three really important priorities and building on the priorities that have been established by the COP31 presidency. First, we need to deliver on commitments. As I said earlier, nearly 90% of global emissions are now covered by the NDCs. The focus must now shift decisively to implementation. And the UN system stands ready to to support this, including through the climate promise, which my colleague Marcos Netos of Neto, sorry, Marcos of UNDP will elaborate on shortly. And second, we must address the systemic bottlenecks to accelerating the clean energy transition. And these bottlenecks are well known. This includes massive investments in grids, storage infrastructure, many of the priorities already identified by the COP presidency. And it requires tackling the cost of capital and the affordability of finance in developing countries that are being left behind. And it also calls for more resilient, diversified and inclusive supply chains. These are among the defining constraints and they require strengthened international cooperation and a renewed spirit of multilateralism if we are to overcome these known but not insurmountable challenges. As I said before, many developing countries remain at risk of being left behind. Third, we must place climate justice at the center of our collective efforts. In an era of overshoot, adaptation and loss and damage are central to the credibility of our collective response, scaling up finance and support for the most vulnerable is absolutely essential, vital and Life saving Recent signals from some developed countries on climate finance risk undermining trust, but more importantly undermining the ability of vulnerable countries to respond respond to increasingly severe climate impacts. So Excellencies, the direction of travel is clear. The energy transition is inevitable. The Paris Agreement and multilateralism are delivering, but we need to go much faster and we must prioritize justice and fairness. Our shared task heading into COP31 and beyond is to implement, is to accelerate and to ensure that no country is left behind. We look forward to the COP31 presidency helping us to advance this effort. And we recognize Turkey's very unique role as a bridge builder, bringing together regions, perspectives and partners at a time when such leadership is more important than and more needed than ever. And Mr. President, as you know, and as the Secretary General told you yesterday, you can count on his full support and the full support of the entire UN system. I thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr. Hart, for these valuable remarks. At this point, may I remind also that afternoon in the Zero Waste USG, Guy Rider and executive directors of both UNEP and UN Habitat will be with us. As you know, the Precop 31 will be hosted by a Pacific Islands Forum country, providing an opportunity to witness firsthand vulnerabilities of Pacific Island States to the impacts of climate change and to reflect their priorities meaningfully in the COP process. In this regard, I now have the pleasure to give the floor To Her Excellency, Mr. Jane Lightera, term Representative of Solomon Islands to the United nations, speaking on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum. Her Excellency, the floor is yours.

Thank you, Chair Excellencies, I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the Pacific Island Forum members with presence in New York at the outset. We extend our sincere appreciation to the Republic of Turkey for convening this timely briefing on preparations for COP31. And we warmly acknowledge Sir Clancy Wuratkurum, COP31 President Designate, for his leadership and for engaging Member States at this early stage. Excellencies. As we look towards COP31, the Pacific sees a unique opportunity emerging through the partnership between Australia and Turkey for this important conference. This collaboration represents a moment of shared leadership between regions and one that can meaningfully elevate the voices and priorities of the Pacific. We also take this opportunity to reaffirm our leaders collective support for The Pacific Pre Cop 31 to be hosted in Fiji together with a special leaders component in Tuvalu. As Pacific Island Forum members, we look forward to welcoming the international community and global leaders to the Pacific and to partnering with you to deliver a successful Pre cop. Australia's steadfast support for hosting the Pre COP in the Pacific honors the commitment made to the Pacific Island Forum leaders and reflects a shared recognition that those on the front line of climate change must help shape the global response. Excellencies, Preparations for pre COP31 are already underway. Pacific Island Forum members have had positive and constructive engagement with Czechia as The journey towards COP21 begins. The pre COP is a milestone to help progress towards global consensus. Andrew took COP21 and a political momentum for the Blue Pacific to consolidate its unified voice and ensure that the outcomes of COP31 reflect the lived realities of small island developing States and to make progress to keep 1.5 in reach for the world. We look forward to working closely with all partners to ensure strong alignment between Pre COP outcomes and the COP31 Action Agenda. We look forward to showcasing the Pacific Resilience Facility as a Pacific led solution with global benefit as a model. We look forward to support from Turkey as host of the Special Climate Finance Session for Small island developing states at COP31 and to support from from other international partners and we welcome pledges to the Pacific Resilience Facility at the event. Excellencies, we are not taking this opportunity lightly. Our clear intention is to ensure that Pacific Priorities help shape the action agenda and deliverables of COP31. In this regard, I wish to highlight four key policy pillars to guide our engagement 1 keeping 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach and remains a non negotiable global threshold 2 enhancing access to climate financing particularly for adaptation 3amplifying Pacific leadership and voices and 4 elevating the ocean climate nexus, recognizing the ocean as essential to climate stability, livelihoods and planetary health. The Pacific Islands Forum stands ready to engage constructively with the COP31 presidency designate on all priority areas including scale up, predictable and accessible climate finance, the full implementation of the Loss and Damage Fund with simplified access for small island developing States, recognition of climate mobility and displacement as a core global challenge and strengthening the science policy frame interface. In conclusion, Excellencies, the road to COP31 will not be easy. Current global challenges, including actions that undermine the international order, risk distracting attention from urgent issues such as climate change. Nonetheless, the Pacific has always approach multilateralism with optimism, partnership and moral clarity. We place full trust in the President Designate's leadership and regard you as a strong ally for our shared fight for climate action. We look forward to working closely with TAQIR and Australia and all Member States to ensure that COP31 delivers outcomes worthy of this moment in history. And I thank you.

Thank you, Madam Ambassadors, distinguished delegates, Let me now turn to wider COP troika. We would like to begin with the current COP presidency. Brazil's leadership of COP 30 has contributed to maintaining momentum in unfair Triple C process, including through its efforts to promote dialogue, inclusivity and a focus on implementation. I have the pleasure to give the floor to His Excellency, Mr. Norberto Moretti DEPR of Brazil. The floor is yours.

Thank you, Chair. Your Excellency, Minister Murad Kurum, present designate of COP31. Excellencies, distinguished delegates, colleagues. Brazil thanks the Turkish incoming presidency for convening this important briefing as we advance from Belem toward Cop 31 in Antalya. It is no exaggeration to say that Cop 30 marked a decisive moment for the climate regime. In a context of growing geopolitical and socioeconomic pressures, parties reaffirmed the centrality of multilateralism while delivering concrete outcomes on adaptation, finance and implementation. The adoption of the global mucherone decision, the launch of the Global Implementation Accelerator and the advancement of the belem mission to 1.5 collectively signaled that the Paris Agreement architecture is now fully operational and and oriented toward delivery. Perhaps most importantly, COP30 clarified a structural shift. After three decades of negotiations, the climate regime has entered a new phase centered on implementation, moving further and faster in translating commitments into action. This transition requires what we as COP 30 presidency have termed a working multilateralism, one capable of operating at different speeds, preserving consensus as the foundation of legitimacy, while enabling coalitions and actors to accelerate delivery on the ground. This evolving architecture places a particular responsibility on the incoming presidency. In 2026, Turkey, alongside Australia, will play a central role in consolidating the implementation phase. The task ahead is not to renegotiate the foundations of the Paris Agreement, but to ensure that its mechanisms deliver on finance, on adaptation and on mitigation at the scale and speed required by science. This includes advancing the operationalization of the Global Implementation Accelerator, strengthening alignment between national plans and investment strategies, and ensuring that cooperation frameworks translate into tangible outcomes. It also requires maintaining the delicate balance between ambition and feasibility, while safeguarding the inclusiveness and universality that underpin the regime. Brazil stands ready to work closely with the Turkish presidency to ensure continuity, coherence and momentum from Belen to Antalya under the priorities outlined at this briefing. Reiterate our full Support for successful COP31 in Antalya. I thank you.

Thank you very much. Now, as the previous presidency COP 39 President, Azerbaijan continues to play an important role in ensuring continuity and building on the outcomes achieved in COP process. To this end, I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Tawfiq Moussa, Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan, representing the COP39 presidency. Ambassador Tafik, the floor is yours.

Thank you Chair. At the outset I would like to extend our warm welcome to the COP31 President designate His Excellency Mr. Murad Khurum and thank the Government of Tuke for convening this timely briefing. We also welcome His Excellency Mr. Chris Bowen's remarks and the important engagement of Pacific countries in shaping this year's COP process. COP 29 in Baku took place against a complex global backdrop, yet through collective resolve, parties delivered significant outcomes that reinforced trust in multilateralism and advanced implementation. Under the Baku Climate Unity Pact, key breakthroughs were achieved across all pillars, from long awaited progress on operationalizing High integrity carbon to agreement on a new collective climate finance goal for the first time in the history of the UNFCCC and making the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage fully operational. As the COP 29 presidency, Azerbaijan attaches great importance to the troika approach, particularly as COP31 will help shape the pathway towards the second global stocktake in 2028. Hence, we will continue working closely with the COP30 and COP31 presidencies to continue high level engagement throughout the year. Building on the experience of the previous two COP cycles, Azerbaijan will host the Shamachi Climate Retreat at the head of Delegation level to provide an informal platform for negotiators to build trust and advance convergence in the lead up to COP31. Similarly, Climate Week 2026 in Baku this September will further connect negotiations with immigration implementation realities and enhance coordination. At the same time, building on the emphasis at COP 29 on the urban dimension of climate action, Azerbaijan in close cooperation with UN Habitat, will host the 13th session of the World Urban Forum this may in Baku. WUV13 will advance sustainable urban development and strength, strengthen the linkages between urban resilience and climate action, offering practical solutions to inform the COP process in November. This vision aligns closely with Turkey's Zero Waste Initiative, reflecting a shared commitment to sustainable urbanization and resource efficiency and we look forward to today's high level discussions excellencies as we transition towards COP31. We are confident that Turkey and Australia will deliver an effective and action oriented COP process. Azerbaijan fully supports their leadership and looks forward to working closely with all partners to ensure that the progress achieved in Baku and Belem is still strengthened and translated into real outcomes in Antalya. I thank you.

Thank you, Ambassador Tewik. As we look ahead, Ethiopia's COP32 presidency will also be of particular importance not only for advancing the climate agenda in Africa, but also for addressing priorities and challenges of developing countries, especially the LDCs. I have the pleasure now to invite representative of Ethiopia to deliver his remarks.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Your Excellency, Mr. Murad Khurum COP CERT 1 President designate, Excellencies, distinguished delegates at the offset. Let me thank the COP Certifier Presidency for convening this timely and important briefing. And let me extend my sincere appreciation to the COP certified President Designate and President of negotiations for the comprehensive presentation at this critical juncture for climate for global climate action, Ethiopia expresses its full confidence and appreciation to the leadership of Both Turkey as COP31 president and Australia as the President of Negotiations. We welcome this innovative arrangement and cooperative approach which we fully trust will contribute constructively to the successful COP31 presidency. We also welcome the convening of the PRE COP in the Pacific Islands frontline status in the global climate emergency as a historic and bold decision that rightly reflects the region's acute vulnerabilities. At a time when the multilateral climate process is under severe strain and is grappling with complex challenges, building on the successes and progresses is a critical imperative. Making climate outcomes and commitments more actionable, that delivers for people and the planet is central to restoring confidence in the multilateral system. Recent climate cops have focused on delivering tangible outcomes that if fully implemented, could substantially shift the trajectory of many vulnerable and developing countries. The central challenge now is not ambition, but sustained delivery and implementation on the ground. Ethiopia looks forward to COP31 as a new era of implementation. During this decisive decade of climate action with more ambitious, just and durable outcomes, Ethiopia, as a COP32 host country in the booming city of Addis Ababa, firmly believes that effective climate cooperation rests on a foundation of shared responsibility, transparency and the concrete actionable goals. As I conclude, Mr. Chairman, let me reiterate to appear full support for the COP certified Presidency as we collectively work toward successful, meaningful and action oriented outcomes. I thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I thank representative of Ethiopia, distinguished delegates. As you know, UNDP continues to play a key role in supporting countries in translating climate commitments into action. In this context, we look forward to hearing more about the Climate Promise Forward initiative in supporting the implementation of nationally determined contributions. Minister Kurumulso emphasized implementation in this context. I now invite Mr. Marcos Neto as SNA Administrator and Director of the Bureau of Foreign Policy and program support of undp. The floor is yours,

Excellence, Distinguished delegates, ladies and Gentlemen, it's an honor to join you today on behalf of the United Nations Development Program. Allow me to begin by expressing our sincere appreciation to His Excellence Murat Kurum, COP 31st President Designated and the Government of Turkey for the constructive inclusion and forward looking leadership as we Collectively prepare for COP 31st. We also commend Azerbaijan, Brazil, Australia and the Pacific Island Forum and Ethiopia for their continued commitment and leadership along with the strong cooperation which is essential, as the DPR of Brazil mentioned in a year of implementation for continuity and ambition across cops 29, 30, 31 and 32. The message we hear today is clear. Cop 31 will reinforce and move us into an era of implementation. As my friend Sewin said, we need to deliver on the commitments that have come out of the entire 30 years of negotiations, one in which global climate ambition is matched with credible action, finance and accountability where the climate and development agendas converge at scale. UNDP strongly welcomes and aligns with this vision as the United nations system's largest implementer of climate action and stands ready to fully leverage our expertise, experience and ongoing support to ensure successful COP31st. In particular, we are honored that the COP31 presidency has formally entrusted UNDP with the mandate to help design the Climate Action Implementation Mechanism. Again, implementation in alignment with the Global Implementation accelerator launched at COP30 to be led by Brazilian Turquiye. This mandate reflects a shared recognition that implementation requires coherence systems and trusted partners who can bridge climate and development across institutions, countries and sectors. To deliver on this request, UNDP will leverage the existing effort and infrastructure of the Climate Promise Forward in response to the call from the UN Secretary General. This is our UN System wide framework of support to countries to accelerate implementation of NDCs and deliver broader sustainable development objectives. The Climate Promise successfully brought together 30 UN entities to support over 100 countries to prepare the latest round of NDC ahead of COP 30. As a next step and as the Director of the UN Secretary General, UNDP is leading the UN System Climate Promise forward to help countries accelerate delivery of these NDCs and national adaptation pledges. Drawing on lessons learned from three generations of NDCs where UNDP has supported nearly 90% of developing countries, this new unified framework defines critical levers for translating NDC's NAPS priorities in investment Read Actions that Drive National Development Priorities the Climate Promise will provide the delivering backbone of the Climate Action Implementation mechanisms with a series of partners. Building on this intelligence in infrastructure, the Mechanism will Be a means of unlocking the high priority areas for acceleration identified at the Globe Implementation Accelerator. To operationalize this mechanism, UNDP together with Turkey, Brazil, UN partners, philanthropies, private sector MDBs, the NDC partnership, all relevant stakeholders with the leadership of COP31 presidents, we will work across three practical layers that help accelerate target actions. Building bankable pipeline of Polison's investments in priority NDCs and app sectors tailored to national context design blend financing solutions that Crown in the MDBs, the DFIs and above all private finance at scale including new instruments aligned with national priorities. Three strengths national implementation systems including mrv, fiduciary capacity, digital public infrastructure and governance structures to enable credibility, transparency and long term sustainability. These layers are designed to unlock real investment, accelerate delivery and ensure that implementation remains country driven, equitable and aligned with development goals. With a focus on finance as a driver, it becomes increasingly critical to recognize as has already been mentioned by Co President Designate today, the climate investment are not just climate anymore. They are an economic opportunity that drives economic transformation, that creates jobs and that reduces poverty and protect biodiversity. As was in the presentation by the minister, COP31 offers a critical opportunity to demonstrate that global ambition can translate into global implementation following priorities at each country level. Let me conclude with a simple but important message. The era of implementation is not a slogan. It is a responsibility of all Member States. Our responsibility shared by governments, development partners, civil society, the private sector and the UN system. Our responsibility to ensure that NDCs deliver not only emissions reductions, but as I said, jobs, resilience, prosperity, biodiversity, conservation and justice. Our responsibility to restore trust in multilateralism by demonstrating that cooperation can deliver real outcomes for people on the ground and for the planet as a whole. UNDP stands firm with the COP presidencies and with all Member States in delivering on this responsibility. Teshekule, Edardin,

Mr. Teshekuneres, thank you very much. Dear colleagues, as you know, World Meteorological Organization is yet one of another UN entities which plays a central role in providing the scientific foundation for our climate discussions. Now, may I invite Ms. Laura Patterson, representative of the WMO, to take the floor to present key insights from State of the Global Climate Report which remains one of the most authoritative assessments of current climate trends and developments. The floor is yours.

Thank you, Chair. Your Excellencies, distinguished delegates, thank you all for the very rich briefing and interventions that we've heard today. Earth's climate is out of balance as record heat continues to build and even in a crowded news environment. This message broke through earlier this Week, the World Meteorological Organization has just released the State of the Global Climate 2025 report. It's our flagship report. It takes the pulse of the planet, tracking key climate indicators and documenting the impact of extreme weather on societies and economies around the world. Allow me to highlight a few key findings. Greenhouse gas concentrations are now at their highest levels in at least 800,000 years. The annual increase in carbon dioxide between 2023 and 2024 was the highest since modern measurements began. The long lifetime of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere commits us to generations of future warming. This year, for the first time, our report examined something deeper than temperature records. The Earth's energy imbalance. The rate at which energy enters versus exits our planet. Under a stable climate, those two figures balance. They do not balance anymore. And in 2025, the imbalance reached its highest level on record. Now, the fact that Earth is absorbing more energy than it's releasing is nothing new. This is the basis of the greenhouse gas effect that we've been familiar with for decades. But the scale of this imbalance is reaching new records. More than 91% of that excess heat is absorbed by the oceans. 91%. And in every single year for the past two decades, that oceans have been absorbing roughly 18 times the total energy use of all humanity. Ocean heat content reached a new record in 2025. Every one of the past nine years has set a new record. The rate of warming over the last 20 years is more than twice what it was four decades before that. And the heat is penetrating deeper into the layers of the ocean that holds warmth for hundreds, even thousands of years. At the surface, global mean sea level in 2025 stands at 11 centimeters higher than when satellite altimetry began in 1993. And while 11 centimeters may not sound very large, it significantly increases the frequency and severity of coastal flooding events. The long term trend remains clearly upwards. Our glaciers are losing more than 9,000 gigatons of ice. Have lost more than 9,000 Gigatons of ice since 1975. This is equivalent to a block of ice the size of Germany, 25 meters thick. This threatens drinking water for hundreds of millions of people. Arctic sea Ice in 2025 was at its lowest or second lowest extent in the entire satellite era era. The past three years have recorded the lowest Antarctic sea ice on record. And I want to say one more thing about temperature, because it's the indicator that most of us feel in our daily lives. The warming we experience as humans in the atmosphere represents just 1% of the excess energy imbalance being trapped by greenhouse gases, 91% is going into the oceans, 5% to our land, 3% to the ice and just 1% to the atmosphere. And it's that 1% that has been sufficient to drive the past 11 consecutive years of record breaking warmth. 2025 was the second or third warmest year on record, moderated slightly by La Nina conditions. And we're watching closely to see what happens when the next strong El Nino, which is in the forecasts, gives a further boost to global temperatures. Extreme weather in 2025 cost billions of dollars and affected millions of lives. Floods, droughts, wildfire and tropical cyclones all had major impacts on communities and economies. Advances in early warning systems have improved our ability to protect lives and livelihoods and that work remains a top priority for wmo. The World Meteorological Organization monitors these indicators continuously and we make this data available to every member state and partner organisation in this room. The report is clear. The numbers speak for themselves. Thank you.

Thank you very much for this statement which constituted also the most expensive examination extensive comprehensive broadcast forecast. Excellencies, distinguished delegates. We will now proceed to the interventions by Member States. The floor will be given in order of requests. Priority will be given to regional group as representatives and then individual permanent representative. In order to accommodate as many speakers as possible. I kindly encourage all delegations to be mindful of time limits. Individual statements will be limited to three minutes, while statements on behalf of the Group of States will be limited to five minutes. We would very much like to hear from as many Member States as possible. Delegations wishing to take the floor are requested to press the microphone button. Now I would like to begin with Palau speaking on behalf of alliance of Small Island States which are very relevant to the cop. The floor is yours, Palaw.

Thank you. Thank you very much, Excellency. And we kindly acknowledge the briefing by the honorable Ministers of Turkey and Australia and the unique arrangement between the two countries in presiding over COP31 and for your outstanding leadership. I also acknowledge the insights from our previous speakers Excellencies and COP Presidencies who also spoke. Excellencies. With the geopolitical challenges and landscape and changing landscape, we are encouraged to hear from the honorable Minister of Turkey on your engagements on three pillars Dialogue, consensus and action. Which means building and restoring trust in the multilateral process is very important to the alliance of Small Island States. And Palau is honored to take the floor on behalf of SIDS for AOC. The 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature is non negotiable at COP30. Parties reaffirmed their resolve to pursue the 1.5 degrees Celsius and to limit both the magnitude and duration of of a potential overshoot while closing adaptation gaps. Delivery on the new collective quantified goal is paramount to ensure maximum ambition and enable rapid implementation. On this note, Excellency, we seek some clarity on the process and we acknowledge a really good briefing from the Hon Minister on the process of the handling of the arrangements and logistics including the Action agenda and thank you also for giving that timeline on the Action agenda for your consultations receiving views in April and finalizing in May and aim to operationalize in June. I would like to understand how this approach will be undertaken or intend to pursue consultations on these priorities and how regional groups can interact with both presidencies in this regard. We also seek some information on any consultations on the related to the Global implementation accelerator. We do understand that Turkey Presidency will take the lead on this and we look forward to more information on how we take this forward on the global Action agenda. We are keen to understand how SIDS priorities such as oceans as well will be taken up into the Action agenda and in the process and we do appreciate updates regarding planning for COP31 including logistics, security as well as travel. Finally, Mr. President designate AOSIS very much looks forward to the COP31, especially the pre cop that will be held in Fiji in October. We see this as an opportunity for the world to see and understand firsthand the climate impacts SIDS experience every day, with the expectation that it will act as a springboard to launch progressive outcomes at COP31 and the alliance of States stand ready to work with both COP31 designates for a successful COP in Antalya. I thank you.

I thank Palau representing AOCs. Now I give the floor to the representative of the European Union.

Mr. President designates distinguished delegates. I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the European Union and its 27 member states. I would like to express my appreciation for this timely and valuable briefing. At the outset, I wish to reaffirm the European Union's unwavering commitment to the multilateral process, in particular under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, with the objective of accelerating global efforts to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees. The defining challenge before us is not only the establishment of ambitious targets, but also their effective and urgent delivery in line with science, including by accelerating the global energy transition, scaling up climate adaptation, implementing the first global stocktake and laying the groundwork for the second one in 2028. In this regard, COP31 will present a pivotal milestone. We must close the gap between commitment and implementation. This necessitates the timely submission of post 2030ambitious, nationally determined contributions by all parties, the full and rigorous implementation of existing 2030 and post 2030 NDCs and scaled up global efforts to operationalize the outcomes of the first global stocktake. In the near term, our priorities must include accelerating the energy transition and enhancing resilience strengthening the delivery and impact of climate fund finance scaling up ambition and action on adaptation, including through effective implementation of national adaptation plans strengthening resilience of vulnerable communities and ecosystems and advancing progress toward the global goal on adaptation, ensuring the global cooperation remains effective, inclusive and governed by clear rules. In this regard, we underlined the importance of advancing a clear and structured action agenda capable of delivering tangible outcomes and meaningfully contributing to the second global stocktake and to the effective implementation of the Paris Agreement on Energy. The European Union's position remains unequivocal. The transition is irreversible. We must frame this transition not merely as an obligation but as an unprecedented opportunity. The EU is committed to delivery of the agreed ambition expressed in the first global stocktake and will particularly promote the implementation of key global goals expressed in paragraph 28 of GST. Electrification will be instrumental in this endeavor. By integrating electrification across sectors, we unlock one of the most rapid and efficient pathways to decarbonization, complementing advancement in renewable energy and energy efficiency, thus accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels. Industrial decarbonization will also remain a priority not only as a domestic imperative but as a catalyst for strengthening international partnership. Ultimately, success will be measured by delivery. Plurateral initiatives can also be key to driving progress and raising ambition. But we cannot forget that the impacts of climate change are accelerating around the globe, and the urgency to prepare our economies to adopt to these impacts is more important than ever. Mobilizing climate finance from all sources will be critical to our collective success. Success the EU and its member states, together with the European Investment bank, are the world's largest collective provider of climate finance. We must implement what we agreed on the new collective quantified goal on climate finance and cop 29 scale up public finance and mobilize private capital, ensuring that resources reach to poorest and the most climate vulnerable nations for both adaptation and medication. Sustain the engagement and coordination of all climate finance providers while broadening the scope of contributors. Our broader and collective objective must be the alignment of all finance flows with climate goals. This is where transformative change will be realized. Excellencies COP35 is far more than a conference. It's a decisive Moment to demonstrate that the Paris Agreement is delivering tangible results. The European Union places its confidence in the leadership of Turkey and Australia and welcomes the decision to host the pre COP in Fiji and Tuvalu. The transition is underway and irreversible. Our collective responsibility now is to elect accelerated space and leave no one behind. The European Union stands ready to collaborate with all partners to achieve successful and ambitious outcomes at COP31. We look forward to our continued cooperation. Thank you.

I thank representative of the European Union. Now I give the floor to Uruguay followed by France.

Thank you so much, Ambassador. It is my pleasure to address you first in my national capacity, but I will also then say a few words because we are chairing the G77 and China also on climate change. Let me at the beginning to thank all the COP presidencies for their brief remarks and particularly for the presence of Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Murad Kurum also to the UN system representatives because well, they brought also very powerful messages regarding science base the need to base our decisions on science. Also the current situation, which shows as a crisis that brings of course deep negative impacts and all around the world, but also brings us or puts us in the situation to take the opportunities, the opportunities to change, to diversify energy metrics, diversify supply chains. So it's a good thing for to work more on the energy transitions. And also thank you to the UNDP for helping on the and preparing the national determined contributions and national adaptation pledges as well as the practical work on the ground needed to do to proceed with implementation. I think the focus is right, the time is of implementation and this is also a message that already the G77 and China delivered in the proper process in the meetings of UNFCCC or Triple C saying exactly that time is ripe for implementation and considering a key priority to work towards enhanced multilateral climate change regime that is fair, balanced, equitable and that reflects our common goals and aspirations, our differentiated responsibilities and our respective capabilities consistent with science and responsive to the realities of climate change being experienced in our countries. For developed in countries, of course, climate action must advance, not undermine sustainable development and poverty eradication. All these inputs, as I said, were already sent with the priorities for 2026 regarding means of implementation, finance, adaptation, just transitions, response measures, global stocktake, technology loss and damage action for climate empowerment, capacity, boundaries building and agriculture and food security. As a group we remain engaged, we will be engaged constructively and so we are open to work together with current and incoming presidencies. Thank you so much.

Thank you very much. Now I invite representative of France to take the floor.

Thank you, dear colleague. Thank you, Mr. President. Designed Excellencies. Mr. President. First of all, you know the full support of France to your presidency and your work on the way to COP31 in Antalya. It's an extremely important venue that we will have then. And of course, you can count on the full commitment of France as a European partner. The seriousness of the situation is well known. I will not insist on it. I will talk about action in the spirit of the Paris Agreement. Conclusions In Belem, States have taken important decisions declaring their national commitments in terms of adaptation, mitigation and renewable energies. We adopted also two key roadmaps on the transitioning away from fossil fuel and on the fight against deforestation. Our collective task now is therefore to implement those commitments and and to demonstrate in Antalya that we have implemented them. Therefore, our goal during those last few weeks and months is how do we collectively move forward those declarations, those national plans, those transitions, so that we be able to demonstrate progress in Antalya? As our European colleagues just said a few moments ago, fronts on Europe are committed. We are committed to having reduced our CO2 emissions by 55% in 2030 from 1990. This is the way forward. This is the goal. We are committed to multiplying by two the level of renewable energies across all sectors by 2030. And as for France, we have an obligation to comply to our part of those European commitments, and this is part of our public policies. Moreover, European Union and its member states want to remain leading contributors to international climate finance. We are aware that of the fact that climate transition requires a lot of financing and that we have to be able to put forward a system internationally that will be credible. We are therefore playing our full part in this effort of solidarity by mobilizing significant funding to support the most vulnerable countries in their transition and adaptation to the impacts of climate change. The money will not be only public. The money has to be public and private, with a leverage effect of the public money vis a vis private investments for the countries in need, north and south as well. In 2024, France provided 17.2 billion euros in climate finance to developing countries, including 3 billion earmarked for climate change adaptation. Looking ahead to COP31, we have identified three major priorities. First priority. I was referring to it ambitious, nationally determined contributions. It is imperative to bridge the gap between current commitments and the goals of the Paris Agreement. At this stage, existing contributions would only allow for a limited reduction in emissions. How can we encourage countries who did not yet do it to submit their national commitments in order not to undermine the credibility and the integrity of our collective framework. Second priority, accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels. Implementation of the conclusion of the COP28 global stocktake must be intensified with an acceleration of the energy transposition and a tripling globally of of renewable energy. At the same time, efforts to combat deforestation must be strengthened and ocean related issues, including sea level rise and the protection of marine biodiversity, must be fully integrated in our two climate negotiations. Finally, I talked already about the strengthening of the climate finance and international solidarity. Solidarity to the most vulnerable countries will be one of the keys of of the credibility of the Antilia negotiations. France wants to conclude by expressing its confidence in Turkey and Australia to ensure the success of COP31 as well as its support for the organization of the pre COP in Fiji and Tuvalu, which demonstrates a greater focus on the most vulnerable countries. We thank you very much for organizing this session which is a very good stock taking and commitment taking session and we wish you all the best in the preparation towards Antalya. Thank you very much.

Thanks a lot. Ambassador Jerome Now I give the floor to Tualo will be followed by Pakistan and Namibia.

Mr. Chair, Excellencies and distinguished delegates. Tualo thanks the COP31 President, President designate for his clear and timely briefing on Turkey's preparation. This provides a helpful foundation for coordinated and constructive engagement by all parties as we move towards Antalya. Chair, we meet at a moment when the world is still off track to achieve the Paris Agreement's goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees degrees Celsius. While progress has been made across successive COPs, this has yet to translate into the level of implementation required on the ground. Gaps between commitments and actions persist. The climate finance, particularly for the most vulnerable, remains insufficient, unpredictable and difficult to access. These continue to affect confidence in our collective efforts. For Tuvalu, these are not abstract concerns. The impacts of climate change are immediate and intensifying. The pace of our process must therefore better reflect the urgency of the crisis we face. In this regard, we underscore the importance of COP31 delivering practical, implementable and forward looking outcomes. We place particular emphasis on the need for scaled up, predictable and accessible finance, including a significant increase in ground based support and simplified access modalities. These are essential to enable effective national responses and to strengthen resilience in vulnerable countries. Chair Tuvalu remains firmly committed to the multilateral process as the best avenue for collective climate action. We therefore welcome Taqiyah's intention to deliver an inclusive, transparent and action oriented COP31 that builds trust among parties and advances implementation. In this spirit, Tuvalu together with Fiji in convening the pre COP is honored to host a special leaders event in October. We intend for this gathering to be an opportunity to highlight the realities faced by those on the front line and to help reinforce the urgency for strengthened global response. We extend our appreciation to members of the Pacific Island Forum including Australia as co host of COP31 for their support in that regard and we look forward to welcoming leaders and representatives to our shores. In closing, Tuvalu stands ready to work constructively with the COP31 presidency and all parties to support outcomes that are responsive to the scale and and agency of the climate challenges. I thank you Mr. Chair.

Thank you Ambassador. Now I give the floor to Pakistan. Ambassador Asim will be followed by Namibia. The floor is for Ambassador of Pakistan.

Thank you very much Ambassador Ahmed Yildiz. We thank the Permanent Mission of Turkey for convening this briefing and warmly welcome His Excellency Minister Murad Khorram as COP31 president designate and thank him for his remarks. We extend our appreciation also for the message from Honorable Chris Bowen, COP31 President of Negotiations. We are encouraged by the strong spirit of continuity and partnership between the KIE and Australia teams and we assure both of you Pakistan's full and constructive support. President Pakistan speaks as a country on the front lines of the climate crisis. We contribute less than 1% of global emissions, yet we experience some of the world's most severe climate impacts. From the catastrophic floods of 2022 that inundated one third of our country to accelerating glacial melt that threatens the water security of hundreds of millions. The urgency of COP31 is therefore real and most relevant for us. We believe that the progress at Antalya would will require trust and balance across all pillars of climate action. For us, a successful COP31 must take forward recent decisions on finance, particularly the operationalization of the new collective quantified goal as well as the commitment to triple the adaptation finance. COP31 must also advance the recent agreement on global goal on adaptation and ensure that the Fund for responding to loss and damage is adequately resourced. We concur with the remarks by Asg Selvinhart with regards to the recent concerning trends on climate finance. Pakistan has confidence in your Presidency. The combination of experience of both Turkey and Australia is a strong foundation for success and we stand ready to support your efforts to facilitate convergence and achieve a balanced and ambitious and consensual outcome from this cop I thank you.

I thank Pakistan. I give the floor to Namibia.

Thank you, Ambassador. Let me thank Tekeye and Australia for their comprehensive briefing on the preparations for the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework convention on climate change. COP31. Please be rest assured of Namibia's support and cooperation in the preparations for a successful COP31. Let me also thank the ESG for climate action Master Serin Hart for his brief particular recalling commitments to be translated into action and for international cooperation and financing. We also thank all the briefers who made their contributions to this important gathering this morning. Namibia adheres to the principles of equity, sustainability and environmental protection as enshrined in its constitution which obliges the state to safeguard natural resources for present and future generations. In this regard, Namibia aims to become a leader in green hydrogen using renewable resources to transition from dependence on imported coal power to becoming a net importer of renewable exporter of renewable energy. As we look ahead to COP31, Namibia reaffirms its commitment to climate action that is both ambitious and just. Guided by our National Development Plan NDP 6, Namibia prioritizes climate resilient development focusing on renewable energy expansion, sustainable water management and climate smart agriculture. However, as a climate vulnerable country, we stress that our efforts must be supported by scaled up climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building. Namibia is particularly well endowed. Financial provisions under the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change, such as the Clean Development Mechanism, Green Climate Fund, Green Climate Change Fund, Special Climate Fund, Adaptation Fund represent a great opportunity for us to leverage such needed investments into these areas as we look forward to COP31 in Antalya. Namibia reaffirms its commitments to climate action that is both ambitious and just and calls for COP31 to deliver concrete progress on adaptation financing and the operationalization of the Loss Damage Fund. And we look forward to receiving further details on the preparations for COP31. Thank you Chair, thank you very much.

Before proceeding to next speakers, let me emphasize that Turkish team and with the leadership of Minister is working to make COP31 remembered as much as 21. 21 was remembered by treaties by putting frameworks and 31 will be remembered as much with implementation. Now I would like to give the floor to Fiji who will be hosting the Precop 31 in October. Ambassador, the floor is yours.

Chair, thank you very much. Your Excellency Murad Kurum COP31 President Designate Fiji would like to thank Techie for the comprehensive update provided today and you would like to also thank Australia for its leadership Fiji wishes to take the floor as it positioned to host the PRECOP meeting in October October this year in the Blue Pacific. Our statement is also aligned with a statement delivered by Solomon Islands and Palau for AOCs. Fiji has been confirmed as we have heard to host a Pre COP meeting ahead of COP31 in partnership with Australia and also Pacific Family. As we have heard from both the Honorable Ministers of Turkey and Australia this morning, the opportunity will allow Fiji to pick from the Pre COP meeting last year in Brasilia going forward and this announcement comes at a significant moment as we escalate from ambition setting to implementation action. Pre COP meetings are critical gatherings designed to foster discussions on key negotiation issues before parties engage in formal COP negotiations. We also see this year's Pre COP as an opportunity to bring attention to priorities, experiences and realities of climate change in one of the world's most vulnerable regions in the world once world vulnerable region as mentioned by Honorable Minister Chris Bowen Australia to shape our collective approach to the COP31 negotiations agenda and the briefing as we have heard this morning by the UN WMO and partners speaks to science and realities which supports the need for urgent action. Chair Fiji is honored to update that the Pre COP meeting will be held from 5 to 8 October 2026 commencing with a dedicated leaders retreat in Tuvalu before continuing with the official engagement again in Fiji in recognition of the national and international significance of this event Event Government of Fiji has established an interagency and inclusive multi stakeholder task force and we are ready to host to ensure that the Pre COP is people centered, inclusivity and with realistic tangible actions. In this regard, Fiji would like to express its appreciation to both Techia and Australia for their agreement on the COP31 partnership including the key engagements to host in the Pacific. We are also grateful for Australia for the financial commitment geared towards organizing the Pre COP this year and Fiji will work closely with Australia in finalising the administrative, technical and substantive arrangements for the PRECOP meeting and will keep all our members informed in a timely manner. Chair in closing, we look forward to welcoming all of you to our Blue Pacific source in October this year and you can all be assured of a meaningful outcome post pre cop to inform the effective to form an effective cop 21 discussions and decisions in Antalya and I thank you.

I thank you Vijay Fiji Host of precop31 Now I give the floor first to United Kingdom, followed by Germany, Sweden and and United Arab Emirates. The floor is for United Kingdom.

Thank you very much Chair the United Kingdom warmly welcomes the COP31 President designate and thanks to Raqiya and Australia for the opportunity to engage today. We'd also like to acknowledge the important role of Pacific Islands for COP31. I personally fondly remember COP23 and the last pre cop in Fiji. Can I also recognize the critical role of the United nations and in particular the UNFCCC for an inclusive evidence based Multilateralism Chair Climate change drives current crises, not just future risks. Everyone is affected with the most vulnerable disproportionately so. So COP31 must respond with urgency Credibility the Paris Agreement sets the course for global action and we must all deliver against all the pillars of the Paris Agreement. We welcome the focus on implementation and delivery against agreed goals rather than reopening settled debates. Action is happening across the world. For example in the United Kingdom we have halved our emissions since since 1990, but action and progress is uneven and collectively we must go further. We know that our collective NDCs don't yet put us on track for what the science tells us 1.5 degrees requires. These 2030 and 2035 NDCs are central to keeping 1.5 degrees in reach and we call on those who have not yet submitted updated 2035 NDCs to do so. Contributions should reflect their highest possible ambition. Wherever possible though, we need to be working towards overachievement and greater ambition. The United Kingdom is pressing for action consistent with keeping 1.5 degrees within reach, including ensuring a robust UNFCCC mitigation architecture and using the newly mandated Belem Mission 1.5 Global Implementation Accelerator to enable greater action. The Action agenda is an integral part of our architecture and the UK is supportive of Turkiyeh using the GST aligned six axes of the Global Climate Action Agenda to guide delivery on your priorities this year. The Global stocktake sends a clear signal on the need to transition away from fossil fuels and energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable manner. COP31 should build on this by driving practical implementation, including through the COP30 roadmaps on fossil fuels and deforestation. COP31 must also accelerate the scaling up of adaptation action, strengthen the coherence of the UNFCCC architecture and tackle barriers to accessing high quality effective finance for resilience, ensuring that support reaches those most exposed. The United Kingdom remains firmly committed to both providing and mobilizing climate finance, leading delivery against the NCQG. That is why we announced last week £6 billion of international climate finance. We will also deliver an additional 6.7 billion of UK backed climate climate and nature, positive investments and mobilize billions more in private sector finance. Of course, in any COP process matters, we rely on you for an inclusive, transparent COP, which will be essential to maintaining trust and building consensus. And finally, Chair, a personal note. A few years ago I had the honor of sitting where you and your colleagues are sitting now as the lead negotiator for COP26 in Glasgow, bringing the world together and accelerating action in the wake of the COVID pandemic. As a former presidency, we know how you feel right now. You have our full support and we stand ready to engage constructively with all parties. And we expect COP31 to be a moment of delivery that responds to the urgency that 1.5 degrees and the most vulnerable people around the world require. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Now I give the floor to Representative of Germany.

Thank you, Chair. Mr. President designate. First of all, thank you very much to you and thank you all the colleagues who spoke on the panel for this excellent and very informative and very timely briefing. And like many other delegations that have already spoken today, I would like to underline our full support for Tukiyyah's leadership in this important matter. And we can only underline that on every step ahead to Antalya, you can count all for support, we align ourselves with the statement of the eu, of course, but we would like to make a few remarks in national capacity. First, of a more general nature, we are now entering the second Paris ambition cycle and for us, COP31 is therefore a watershed year. And Mr. President, you said yourself you consider it a turning point Here it is imperative, we believe, that all 2035 NDCs will be submitted until we meet in Antalya. And at the same time, we must accelerate the implementation of the 2030 NDCs reflecting the global efforts as agreed in the first global stocktake. It is, we are convinced now, time to act and build on the momentum created by the agreed common denominator from Dubai. It is time to assertively transition towards a net zero world economy on a 1.5 degrees Celsius aligned pathway based on the best available signs from the ipcc. This being said, we further believe it is important that every transition is just and inclusive and leaves no one behind. And therefore we very much welcome structuring the global climate action agenda around the thematic areas of the Global stocktake as introduced a year ago in Belem. Chair, I would like to add a few more specific remarks. First, there are four critical issues for us. The Muti Rao mandates of the global implementation accelerator, the belem mission to 1.5% and the two roadmaps that have been referenced by France already, the roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels and the end and reverse of deforestation by 2030. And we would be very eager to hear more on how COP31 will reflect on these four critical issues. Finally, while the COP presidency's action agenda is still being prepared, we would like to emphasize the importance of addressing the adverse impacts of climate change on peace and security. We would like to encourage the Presidency to consider a dedicated peace day. We had those in the past cops and we thought they were a very useful and forward looking tool. In closing, allow me to reiterate Germany's strong support for you, Mr. President designate for the Turkish COP presidency. The negotiating presidency with Australia as well as the pre COP host Fiji and Tuvalu count on us on the way forward. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much. Now I give the floor to Representative of Sweden.

Thank you, Chair. Sweden aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union. Allow me to add a few remarks from a Swedish perspective. This year Sweden's priority will be to strengthen international collaboration to accelerate the implementation of nationally determined contributions. In this regard, I wish to refer to the letter jointly signed by Sweden's Minister for Climate and Environment and our Minister for Trade and Development, which was shared with UNFCCC focal points ahead of COP30. In that communication, we underscore the solutions already available to speed up implementation across five critical energy, industry, transport, waste management and food systems. We look forward to working closely with the current COP President as well as with the incoming COP presidencies and partners around the world to deploy these solutions and to highlight the opportunities that the transition brings, not least in terms of new jobs, sustainable growth and enhanced competitiveness. Beyond the UNFCC process, Sweden will continue to engage actively across other international organizations through leading climate initiatives such as LIDIT and the Global Carbon Pricing Challenge, as well as through our bilateral cooperation. Our aim is clear to deliver concrete Progress ahead of COP31 and help ensure that global climate action is both effective and inclusive. Thank you.

Thank you very much. May I invite representative of the United Emirates to take the floor?

Thank you Ambassador Yildiz for convening this meeting and thank you President Mr. President designate, for the briefing. Once again, the United Arab Emirates extend congratulations on your appointment. We are of course very familiar from COP28 with the responsibility that the role entails as well as the unique opportunities that it presents. We will be ready to support over the full year ahead. We commend you for taking some time for this meeting. For COP28, the key roads to success across all themes was early planning, so it's excellent to hear that the plans for COP31 are developing well in recent years. The outcomes achieved from Baku and Belem benefited from the efforts of success successive presidencies to build coherently on the work of previous cops. This continuity provided proved valuable in both negotiations and across the action agenda. We welcome COP31 continuing this approach, including by maintaining a clear focus on implementation, delivery and complementarity across the wider multilateral calendar. We welcome continued efforts to accelerate effective implementation of the UAE Consensus and its global stocktake outcomes along advancing adaptation and resilience throughout the UAE framework for Global climate resilience, including through scaled up means of implementation. COP28 also advanced on several thematic priorities through the Action Agenda that we would welcome to be featured once again. In particular, we see strong value and continued attention to water food systems and agriculture, including integrated water management, as central to climate resilience and sustainable adaptation as the 2026 United Nations Water Conference approaches, which the UAE will be co hosting with Senegal and Abu Dhabi at the end of the year. There is a real opportunity to build complementarity between both processes and translate climate ambition into practical progress on water resilience, food security, ecosystems and implementation of SDG 6, including through partnerships, finance and innovation. Climate, peace and security is another theme which has continued to grow in relevance since COP28's declaration on climate Relief, Recovery and Peace. In this regard, we would support the continued attention of this agenda at COP31, including consideration of the dedicated space within the program to advance practical outcomes on climate, peace and security. In each of these cases, progress was helped by the dedicated thematic days on these themes. We also placed significant focus from the outset on raising funds for the implementation in these fields. We would encourage continued emphasis on mobilizing finance and delivering tangible implementation outcomes across these priority areas. A final reflection to share is that is that one of the key ingredients to achieving COP28's outcome was inclusivity. We greatly benefited from extensive consultations with Member States, civil society, women, indigenous people and youth throughout the year in the buildup of cop. We would encourage this same spirit of openness and inclusivity to remain central to the preparations for COP31, including through meaningful engagement with youth and other non party stakeholders and ensuring continuity with existing youth engagement tracks. In this regard, we are also greatly pleased that Australia has begun the process of selecting the Presidency Youth climate champion for COP31 whose work we will be pleased to support as well. Thank you once again, your Excellency for the briefing and we look forward to forward to remaining closely engaged.

I thank Representative of the uae. The last four speakers in the list are India, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iran. Right after them. I will give the floor to Mr. Minister to react if he wishes so. Now I invite Representative of India to take the floor.

Thank you Mr.

Chair.

We appreciate the initiative by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Turkey for convening this briefing. Chair India remains committed to the UNFCCC and its Paris Agreement as the global frameworks for climate action. We attach particular importance to the balanced implementation of all pillars of the Paris Agreement, mitigation, adaptation and the means of implementation and in a manner that is aligned with national circumstances. As we reflect on the outcomes of COP 30 and prepare for COP 31, we commend the Presidency of Brazil for renewed focus on the obligations of developed countries, particularly in the areas of climate finance and technology transfer. Advancing the BELEM outcomes must remain central, guided by multilateralism and a consensus based approach with a clear emphasis on finance adaptation, means of implementation and enabling just transitions in developing countries. On climate finance, there is a need to sharpen focus on the foundational obligations under Article 9.1. We also stress the need to elevate adaptation to the highest political level and to ensure that the commitment to tripling adaptation finance by developed countries is translated into verifiable delivery for developing countries. On Just Transition we look forward to operationalizing the just Transition mechanism with clear mandates, predictable timelines and a facilitative, non prescriptive approach grounded in equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. The Just Transition work program must also address structural and systemic barriers including the impacts of unilateral trade measures. Chair as we move toward the second global stocktake, the process must remain party driven, balanced and firmly grounded in equity and cbdrrc. The focus should be on closing implementation gaps by accelerating delivery of means of implementation, particularly Finance, under Article 9.1, Technology Development and transfer and capacity building in line with national circumstances and the right to development. Finally, on mitigation, developed countries must continue to demonstrate leadership alongside enabling support for developing countries in line with their development priorities. Chair, we express our confidence in the Presidency of Australia in guiding the negotiations in an inclusive, transparent, balanced and consensus based manner with due regard to the priorities of developing countries and we wish the hosts Turkey a successful hosting of COP31 in Antalya. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Now I invite representative of Saudi Arabia to take the Floor and I remind that zero Waste Commemoration will be moderated by the Saudi pr. The floor is for Saudi representative now.

Thank you very much, your Excellency. At the outset, my delegation warmly congratulates the Republic of Turkey and Australia on assuming the COP Presidency. Allow us to seize this opportunity to extend our appreciation to Brazil, the COP30 presidency for their efforts in the past year. Many thanks for taking the time to brief us on the priorities and plans for COP31 and we would like to affirm our commitment to engaging constructively with the Presidency to support a successful COP process. We stress the importance of a balanced approach to ensure progress across all pillars of the President terrorist agreement, mitigation, adaptation and means of implementation. We look forward to working with you and fellow Member States to achieve a balanced and inclusive outcome that is firmly grounded in equity and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and that contributes to efforts to achieve sustainable development in poverty eradication. We thank you once again and we look forward to a successful cop. This here

thanking representative of Saudi Arabia. Now I invite representative of Russian Federation to take the floor.

Thank you very much, Mr.

Chair.

Let me start with congratulating the Republic of Turkey and personally His Excellency Kurum on holding this important briefing. The Russian Federation underlines the importance of international cooperation in combating climate change and we express our full commitment to effective work in this sphere. We also reiterate our commitment to achieving the Paris Agreement temperature goal, while at the same time respecting the right of each country to determine an optimal and its own way to achieve this goal based on its national circumstances. We attach great attention to the development and transfer of technology in the sphere of environment. At this point, we call on developed countries to fulfill their commitments. I would also like to point out three remarks that already have been mentioned here. First of all, I would stress the importance of adaptation that was raised by His Excellency Kurum in his speech. And we would like to remind that a very important and big step was made at COP 30 in the adaptation track. So we really hope that this paramount work will continue at COP31. Second, one that was sounded out by many delegates is implementation. We really need to stress their implementation at the best options that we can do that. The last but not the least is on the energy transition. The Russian Federation continuously calls for a balanced approach to provide universal access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy in accordance with Agenda 2030. A Just Transition should be considered against the background of national and regional priorities giving way to clean and low emission energy sources, including hydro energy, atomic energy and Natural gas. In the end, let me reiterate that the Russian Federation remains fully open for constructive and equal cooperation and looking forward to cop 31. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Now I give the floor to represent both Islamic Republic of Iran as the last speaker. The floor is yours.

Thank you Excellency for the floor and thanks the Permanent Mission of Turkey for convening this timely and valuable meeting. I would also like to express my sincere appreciation to all panelists especially the Minister of Environment of the Turkey, Excellency Emrat Korom, President of the Nexcop COP31 we also thanks the affairs of current President Brazil and congratulate again to Turkey, Australia and Fiji as the COPE Presidents and the countries that the the prep COP will be held in those countries under negotiation as well like other countries, Excellency, Iran is also vulnerable to climate change. I wanted to quote from my distinguished colleague from UK that mentioned that everyone affected by climate change yes, my country Iran is also affected by the climate change. The West Asia region is facing. The region that we are living is facing severe and interconnected challenges including biodiversity loss, dust and sandstone desertification and rapidly changing the climate change patterns that all link to each other. My delegation believe that effective and meaning cooperation is must and such a kind of cooperation must be firmly grounded in the principle of common but differentiated responsibility and according to the principle of equity and the principle of right to development. It requires a strengthened governor, global efforts to ensure the provision of adequate, predictable and accessible financial resources enabling developing countries to implement climate actions without compromising their sustainable development priorities. Achieving meaningful progress, Excellency, requires a genuine cooperation under the central and coordination role of the United nations in line with the primary principle enshrined in the unfccc. And finally, Excellency, the Islamic oblique of Iran stands ready to actively engage and cooperate with all of the delegates and specifically working with the House country Turkey. I thank you.

Thank you very much. Now at this point I would like to turn to Mr. Minister. There were so many valuable interventions, sometimes questions. The floor is yours if you wish to react.

Thank you very much, distinguished Ambassador, dear friends, indeed in the beginning of the process holding such a meeting, we are pleased to have this meeting too. In the very beginning of the process, as my dear friend Selvin mentioned, together with the United nations in the previous and with the previous COP Presidents in great harmony, we will be guiding the process and all the countries which had the floor here it is visible that their common wish or request is to commit to the decisions and to accelerate the implementation and at this very point, indeed we do have a very good work understanding with undp. And we have. We will be realizing Climate Action Implementation Mechanism. And to realize this mechanism, of course, all countries should rapidly submit their NDCs so that there is a financial problem vis a vis this. Especially developing countries do have challenges to prepare their NDCs and in a very short period of time, time. So we will be holding a donation campaign. And first we would like to collect these NDCs from everyone. Of course, regarding the implementation gaps, with the analyses that we have made, we have developed this mechanism led by undp. Of course, I would like to extend my gratitude to all the contributors in advance. Of course, this mechanism will have an innovative contribution. UN and non UN units will come together. Private sector and philanthropy financing will be included, will have been included in the process. Climate implementations and development will be linked with each other and in countries, the sector or at the company level, project preparations will be supported. So a real implementation can happen with leveraging the previous works. And it requires stronger cooperation. Of course, as we heard from all the countries of the world at this very point, altogether we need to decisively put forward this struggle. All representatives here talked about the same thing. So our responsibility is the unfccc. So United Nations Framework Agreement and as our French colleague said, Paris Agreement decisions, somehow they have to be implemented. Of course, we need to do this altogether if we are sitting on these seats, if we are assuming these responsibilities. So we need to transit to actions from words and we need to realize the commitments. And again, our German colleagues had a question. Maturity decisions and Global Implementation Accelerators GIA SO COP31 tasks inclusively and in cooperation together with Andre from Brazil, of course, we sent our love to him from here. He is a very valuable president. And together with Brazil COP presidency in cooperation, we will be executing this process. On the other hand, to contribute to the Accelerator Implementation Mechanism is also being worked on. Indeed with sincerity, dear friends, with endeavors we need to strengthen this cooperation and we need to realize we need to implement commitments. We do not need any more commitments. Yes, regarding fossil fuels, as Selvin, my dear friend mentioned. Yes, we need to accelerate the transition. And in terms of this transition, EU or the other countries do have some requests, demands. But every country should be self sufficient. I always say, every country should meet their needs internally and they need to take these steps. With renewable energy resources, we may say, or tomorrow this may happen with hydrogen technology. And the distribution of this technology is also very important. So many factors should be merged. Food security, energy security or technology or access to water. Regarding all these topics, every country should be self sufficient and indeed this will make the world peace durable too. This is what I think and I would like to thank each and every representative for their contributions opinions. Our permanent representative is together with you here and our COP Presidency office is based in Ankara. Together with our Australian colleagues we're working and if you want to contribute to the process and if you want some decisions to be considered, so our doors are open. So our representative or COP Presidency office, please submit your requests. So we want the most beautiful, the most decisive, the best COP process to happen. And we feel that we have the full support of UN and all countries would agree on this COP process. We would like to also manage it very successfully. And once again I would like to express my gratitude to all of you for contributing to this process. And once again I would like to express my warmest greetings to all of you

distinguished colleagues. We have now come to the end of this briefing. Allow me to express my sincere, sincere appreciation to all for your participation and contributions. Today's discussion has provided a use platform to better understand the priorities and expectations for COP31. We remain at your disposal should you wish to engage further at any stage. The meeting is adjourned.