What happened
edie has published a members-only COP31 Action Tracker, a recurring series focused on global climate-action developments in the run-up to the UN climate summit. According to edie, coverage will include updates involving businesses, public authorities and other significant organisations.
COP31, the 31st UN climate summit, is set to be held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026. The meeting is expected to convene thousands of people over two weeks, including policymakers, negotiators, climate campaigners, civil-society representatives and business decision-makers.
The tracker is premium material and is available exclusively to edie Members. Readers seeking continuing coverage before the summit can use the series to follow the developments selected by edie.
Why it matters
The Antalya meeting is a major point in the international climate calendar for people working on climate action and sustainable development. Its timetable makes the tracker a source of updates during the period before negotiators and other participants gather for COP31.
For professionals following the summit, the series brings business, government and organisational developments into one COP31-focused editorial stream. It does not replace the summit itself, but provides a way to monitor relevant activity before the November meeting begins.
How COP31 fits into 2026
2026 is described by edie as a tri-COP year because three meetings linked to the Rio Conventions fall in the same year. The COP on desertification is scheduled for August, followed by the biodiversity COP in October and the climate summit in November.
COP31 promotes cooperation across the three Rio Conventions and their associated COP meetings. That sequencing places the Antalya summit after the desertification and biodiversity gatherings, creating a year in which readers may need to track developments across all three convention processes.
What to watch next
The immediate milestone is the start of COP31 on 9 November 2026, with the summit due to close on 20 November. Ahead of those dates, edie says its tracker will continue to cover climate-action news connected with companies, governments and other key organisations.
