
Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived at the Cop31 summit in Antalya, Turkey, warning that climate change threatens global stability and emphasizing the prioritization of people and the planet over corporate profit.
AI-generated summary
The Cop31 climate meeting follows a year marked by climate-induced heatwaves and various natural disasters.
Prominent climate change activist Greta Thunberg arrived Tuesday at the UN climate meeting, where she emphasised the need to protect people and the planet over profits and power.
This year’s meeting – called the Conference of the Parties, or Cop31 – comes after a year of climate-induced heatwaves and other disasters.
As she arrived at the meeting venue in Antalya, Turkey, Thunberg, 23, said climate change is “threatening everything” and that “everything and everyone we love is at stake”.

On the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the river chief system in Chongqing, four levels of river chiefs have been established covering more than 5,300 rivers and 3,075 reservoirs. 18,300 river chiefs have patrolled more than 5.36 million rivers and solved 310,000 river-related problems. The number of indigenous fish species in the main stream of the Yangtze River has increased to 121, and 70 happy rivers and lakes have been built, benefiting 14.71 million people, and the public satisfaction rate reached 96%.

On November 9, 2026 local time, the COP31 China Corner held the "Eco-Cultural Tourism: Looking for Beautiful China" side event in Antalya, Turkey. Li Gao, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, emphasized the endogenous driving role of ecological culture in climate action, and introduced the exploration and planning of the construction of "Searching for Beauty in China" ecological and cultural tourism quality routes.

At the COP31 China Side Meeting held in Antalya, Turkey, Zhang Jing, deputy director of the Hainan Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, shared Hainan’s practices in energy transformation, mangrove restoration, and integration of fishing and tourism, emphasizing the promotion of sustainable development and climate adaptation through the construction of ecological civilization.

At the COP31 China Side Meeting held in Antalya, Turkey, Huang Runqiu, China's Minister of Ecology and Environment, said that China will firmly safeguard multilateralism, continue to promote global climate governance, and inject certainty and positive energy into addressing climate challenges. He also shared China's achievements in green transformation and ecological protection.

At the COP31 China Side Meeting held in Antalya, Turkey, Chen Liang, director of the Guangxi Department of Ecology and Environment, shared Guangxi’s practical results in the protection of the Li River, the green construction of the Pinglu Canal, and the protection of cross-border biodiversity, emphasizing that Guangxi is willing to deepen international cooperation in the fields of ecological environment governance and climate change.

Liao Jiasheng, chairman of China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group, said at the COP31 side meeting in Antalya, Türkiye, that open cooperation is the key to green development. He introduced the company’s system governance practices in the Yangtze and Yellow River basins, as well as its innovative achievements in photovoltaic recycling, waste treatment and other fields, and shared cooperation cases involving global green development.