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Monday 9 November 2026
World leaders were gathering in Antalya, Turkey, for the COP31 UN climate summit, with scientists warning that 2026 could be one of the hottest years on record. BBC One reported that scientists said 2026 was on course to be the hottest year on record. BBC News reported that Jim Dale, a senior meteorologist, said it would almost certainly be in the top one or two hottest years, according to Berkeley Earth.
BBC News reported that organisers described the talks as being about delivering on past promises, including £300 billion a year in climate finance for poorer nations by 2035 and more money to help them cope with extreme weather. It also reported that President Trump had pulled the US out of the UN climate process and that many richer countries were diverting aid to defence and to easing energy bills, making progress tougher.
BBC One reported that the UK government insisted it remained committed to its ambitious climate targets, but that reports suggested it was preparing to weaken targets for electric vehicle sales, with affordability now a priority. BBC One also reported that Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh told BBC Panorama that affordability was her overriding objective and that clean power was one route to delivering it.
Key Claims by Channel
| Claim |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Reported by all 2 channels | ||
| World leaders gathered in Antalya, Turkey, for the COP31 UN climate summit, which opened that day. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| Scientists warned that 2026 could be one of the hottest years on record. | Reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| Only on one channel | ||
| Delegates and world leaders are assembling in Antalya, Turkey, before COP31. | Not reported by BBC News | |
| The UN warned that current climate pledges would still leave the world on track for about 2.6C of warming this century. | Reported by BBC News | Not reported by BBC One |
| The US, the largest historic polluter, is withdrawing from the global climate process, raising doubts over what the talks can achieve. | Not reported by BBC One | |
| COP31 organisers set a goal of £300bn a year in climate finance for poorer nations by 2035. | Not reported by BBC One | |
| England experienced around 1,300 wildfires during the recent hot and dry summer. | Not reported by BBC News | |
| Tenbury Wells has flooded eight times since 2020, after previously flooding about once a decade. | Not reported by BBC News | |
| The government was putting a record £10 billion into flood defences, according to Energy and Net Zero Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh. | Not reported by BBC News | |
| COP31 organisers focused on delivering past climate finance promises, including £300 billion a year for poorer nations by 2035, with more money needed to cope with extreme weather. | Reported by BBC News | Not reported by BBC One |
| President Trump had pulled the US out of the UN climate process. | Reported by BBC News | Not reported by BBC One |
| Many richer countries were diverting aid to defence and energy bills, making progress at the COP31 talks tougher. | Reported by BBC News | Not reported by BBC One |
| The UK government said it remained committed to ambitious climate targets, while reports suggested it might weaken electric vehicle sales targets, and the energy secretary said affordability was the overriding objective. | Not reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| Andy Burnham said he would attend the COP31 talks with Ed Miliband, the foreign secretary, the energy secretary and the climate minister. | Not reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| The UK had reduced its fossil fuel emissions by about 50% since 1990. | Reported by BBC News | Not reported by BBC One |
| The UK had its hottest summer on record that year. | Reported by BBC News | Not reported by BBC One |
| The UK was hit by floods, wildfires and droughts that year. | Not reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
| The UN said every recent COP had delivered strides forward and that the current talks must do so too. | Not reported by BBC News | Reported by BBC One |
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- contested
So definitely we're going in the right direction, albeit not fast enough, but still we're going in the right direction. It's other countries that have to get there.
- contested
That may be pragmatic politics, but the UK has been hit hard by extreme weather this year and it risks falling short of the ambitious action the UN says is needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
- charged
I know the sheer terror of that experience.
- charged
I think most people realise that, yes, there are still anthropic climate deniers out there and they exist in one of our main political parties.
- charged
The UK has been battered by extreme weather this year.
Timeline
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| Date | Channel 5 | BBC News | BBC One | BBC Two | Channel 4 | GB News | ITV | Sky News |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 9 November 2026 | — | 4m 28s 4.6% | 2m 36s 2.6% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sunday 8 November 2026 | — | 37s 0.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — |