Fiji, Nov. 11 -- COP31 President Murat Kurum has called on countries to keep the 1.5-degree Celsius temperature limit within reach and deliver concrete climate action, warning that even a brief overshoot could cause irreversible loss and damage.
Opening the COP31 Presidency press conference in Antalya, Turkiye, Kurum said countries must accelerate efforts to limit global warming, strengthen climate resilience and address the impacts of climate change.
"We must never give up on the 1.5-degree goal. The Paris Agreement continues to guide us.
"Our duty is to act swiftly to limit the temperature rise, minimise the extent and duration of any overshoot, and return below that threshold," he said.
Kurum said the climate crisis was being compoun...