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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was re-elected two weeks ago and is making his first international trip to attend Cop31 in Turkey.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flew to Turkey to attend Cop31 on Monday, marking his first international trip since his surprise re-election two weeks ago.
This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference will take place in the Turkish city of Antalya from November 9 to 20.
“We are going to show the world how Brazil is setting an example in environmental preservation and energy transition, fundamental pillars of our sustainable development,” Lula said in an Instagram post.

As the United Nations Climate Summit (COP31) was held in Turkey, the European Commission reported that nine member states, including Germany and Italy, may not be able to achieve their 2030 emission reduction targets and required these countries to submit improvement action plans within three months to accelerate the implementation of emission reduction measures.

A high-level expert seminar on land consolidation and ecological restoration and a promotion conference on comprehensive land consolidation in Hainan Province were held in Haikou. The Land Management Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Department of Natural Resources and Planning of Hainan Province signed a cooperation agreement, aiming to promote the high-quality development of land space management and ecological protection and restoration of the Hainan Free Trade Port through the coordination of the ministry and the province.
The Qinghai Provincial Forestry and Grassland Bureau announced that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, it will achieve comprehensive supervision of 590 million acres of grassland. Through the implementation of the grassland subsidy policy, it will provide approximately 2.755 billion yuan in subsidies to the province's 750,000 farmers and herdsmen every year, and promote the grassland vegetation coverage to 59.5%.

"Lighting up the edge of the Great Wall·Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Great Wall Protection and Village Revitalization Public Welfare Action" Tianjin Station was launched at the Huangyaguan Great Wall in Jizhou District. The project aims to improve the lighting facilities in Huangyaguan Village through public welfare efforts, enhance the exhibition level of Huangyaguan Great Wall Museum, and promote the coordinated development of Great Wall protection and rural revitalization.

United Nations Secretary-General Guterres warned at the COP31 summit in Türkiye that extreme climate has entered a new normal. Data from the World Meteorological Organization shows that global temperatures continue to hit new highs, and sea level rise and glacier retreat are serious problems. It calls on leaders of all countries to accelerate emission reduction and energy transformation.

The 2026 Global Environment and Sustainable Development Conference and Yangtze River Delta Green Technology Innovation Week opened in Shanghai. More than 400 experts from more than 40 countries and regions gathered to discuss green transformation paths, launched a permanent international cooperation platform, and signed a number of international scientific research and industry-education integration agreements.