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UN chief urges Cop31 hosts Turkey and Australia to turn fossil fuel promises into action

António Guterres calls for ‘clear next steps’ as countries face pressure to agree concrete measures Turkey and Australia, the co-hosts of crucial climate talks, must urgently move from discussing the end of fossil fuels to delivering it, the UN chief has said. “It is long past time to stop treating the transition away…

Covered by 4 sources from 3 countries. First reported by RTÉ News ·

Headlines compared

Common ground: most headlines mention “COP31”, “Climate crisis”, “outrunning” and “chief”.

Different angles:

  • RTÉ News “get serious”
  • The Guardian “hosts Turkey and Australia to turn”
  • The Globe and Mail “tells world”

3 of 4 headlines quote someone directly.

How 4 newspapers cover this story

  1. RTÉ NewsIrelandFirst report

    UN chief urges leaders to 'get serious' as COP31 opens

    UN chief Antonio Guterres has urged world leaders to "get serious" about tackling climate change as the COP31 conference opened with negotiators already tangled in an early fight over money.

  2. The GuardianUnited Kingdom

    UN chief urges Cop31 hosts Turkey and Australia to turn fossil fuel promises into action

    António Guterres calls for ‘clear next steps’ as countries face pressure to agree concrete measures Turkey and Australia, the co-hosts of crucial climate talks, must urgently move from discussing the end of fossil fuels to delivering it, the UN chief has said. “It is long past time to stop treating the transition away…

  3. Irish IndependentIreland

    Climate crisis is ‘outrunning us’, UN chief warns COP31

    World needs to fight harder UN chief Guterres tells world leaders in Turkey

  4. The Globe and MailCanada

    Climate crisis is ‘outrunning us,’ UN chief tells world leaders at COP31

    Negotiators from nearly 200 countries seek plan to increase share of electricity in global energy use at summit in Turkey

Coverage details

4 outlets from 3 countries are covering this story: RTÉ News, The Guardian, Irish Independent and The Globe and Mail. RTÉ News published it first, on November 9, 2026; the last outlet to join was The Globe and Mail, 2 days later.

Key names in the coverage: COP31, Antonio Guterres and Turkey.

By country: Ireland (2), United Kingdom (1), Canada (1).

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