The National published a cartoon by Shadi about COP31 on Nov. 10, one day after the U.N. climate conference opened in Antalya, Türkiye, as negotiations address climate policy.
The outlet identified Shadi as the cartoonist and COP31 as the drawing’s subject. COP31 is the 31st meeting of parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. It opened Nov. 9 and is scheduled to run through Nov. 20.
At the opening, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell called for practical solutions and agreements spanning adaptation, mitigation and finance, which he said could help deliver on climate targets. “No COP is a silver bullet,” Stiell said.
COP31 President Murat Kurum pointed to uneven access to finance and technology, describing those gaps as barriers for countries trying to respond to climate change.
The UNFCCC program lists the Antalya Leaders’ Summit for Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 11–12. Heads of state and government are scheduled to attend, with national statements and roundtables on energy, investment, finance and adaptation.
