A Guide to COP31 Climate Talks in Antalya, Turkey

8 novembre 2026 à 05:01

Negotiators and leaders are gathering for annual United Nations climate talks. They come as global temperatures are set to breach a key threshold.

The entrance to the Antalya Expo, venue of the COP31 climate talks that begin on Monday in Turkey.

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How Democrats used the midterms to turn affordability concerns into ‘green populism’

Par : Hilary Beaumont

5 novembre 2026 à 12:00

From energy prices to datacenters, climate became a cost-of-living issue – and a winning one

Climate-forward Democrats swept into power on Tuesday night as a blue tsunami flipped the Senate, House and several governor’s races. Voters were laser-focused on affordability, and experts said Democrats succeeded in linking cost-of-living concerns with rising energy prices, datacenters and, to some extent, the climate crisis. They may have even created a path for a “new climate politics”.

The results delivered a sharp rebuke of Donald Trump, who started a war with Iran that raised gas pump prices across the country and exposed the fragility of fossil fuels, all while the US oil industry earned $130bn in profits since the war began. Household energy costs soared, driven by various factors including constraints on renewables, climate disasters and a datacenter boom.