Tuvalu, tiny Pacific nation at the forefront of climate crisis, to host world leaders before Cop31 summit

Conference president expresses ‘complete faith’ in Chris Bowen to lead tough negotiations

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Tuvalu, the Pacific nation at the forefront of the global climate crisis, will host a special meeting of world leaders before this year’s Cop31 summit, as the conference president expresses “complete faith” in Chris Bowen to lead tough negotiations.

Turkey’s climate minister, Murat Kurum, is president-designate for the November summit, set to see world leaders meet in Antalya to thrash out new targets for cutting carbon emissions.