COP31 climate summit begins after disastrous year of extreme weather
orld leaders, delegates and climate activists on Monday kicked off talks in Turkey on curbing climate change, which in the last year has led to rising temperatures and deadly heat waves in Europe and beyond.
Covered by 9 sources from 4 countries. First reported by RTÉ News ·
Headlines compared
Common ground: most headlines mention “climate summit”, “Turkey”, “extreme” and “COP31”.
Different angles:
- RTÉ News “take on central role”
- The New York Times “Talks in Antalya”
- Irish Independent “goals under pressure from war”
- TheJournal.ie “warns planet in new age”
One of the 9 headlines quotes someone directly. One is framed as a question.
How 9 newspapers cover this story
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COP31 climate summit begins after disastrous year of extreme weather
orld leaders, delegates and climate activists on Monday kicked off talks in Turkey on curbing climate change, which in the last year has led to rising temperatures and deadly heat waves in Europe and beyond.
Coverage details
9 outlets from 4 countries are covering this story: RTÉ News, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail and 5 more. RTÉ News published it first, on November 8, 2026; the last outlet to join was PBS NewsHour, 36 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: COP31, Turkey and Antalya.
By country: Ireland (3), United States (3), United Kingdom (2), Canada (1). In total 17 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
