Becky Anderson

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Here on @CNNConnect live from COP31, we want to bring you the stories of the countries most affected by climate change.

I spoke to Kristina Stege, Climate Envoy for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, about the threat of rising sea levels and what overshooting the 1.5°C warming limit means for her country and its people at.

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Deadly floods devastated Nepal in August, leaving the country facing a $4.7 billion rebuilding bill. But its $20 million allocation from the UN’s Climate Fund has yet to arrive.

At COP31, Nepal’s FM @shisir tells me why climate funding is falling far short of what vulnerable countries need.

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A new report projects global fossil fuel emissions to fall by 0.4% this year, partly because of the Iran war and the growing shift to clean energy.

But for Australia, the third largest producer of fossil fuels, the transition is complicated.

Here at COP31, I spoke with Australia's Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen about the future of fossil fuel exports, the shift towards clean energy and what he hopes to achieve at this summit.

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Ümit Şahin joined CNN International’s Connect the World from Antalya on the first day of COP31 📺

According to Şahin, this COP is first and foremost a political summit. For a strong outcome at a time when multilateralism is under pressure, the transition away from fossil fuels must be protected, and Türkiye and Australia should commit to a coal phase-out.

Watch the interview with Ümit Şahin, Head of Climate Change Program at IPC.
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Ümit Şahin, #COP31'in ilk gününde Antalya’dan CNN International’ın Connect the World programına konuk oldu 📺

Şahin’e göre bu COP her şeyden önce siyasi bir zirve. Çok taraflılığın baskı altında olduğu bir dönemde güçlü bir sonuç çıkması için fosil yakıtlardan uzaklaşma kararı korunmalı, Türkiye ve Avustralya da kömürden çıkış taahhüdü vermeli.

İPM İklim Değişikliği Programı Koordinatörü Ümit Şahin’in röportajını izleyin.

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The world is facing the “largest energy security threat in history” warns @fbirol.

On set at @turkiyecop31 I spoke to him about Europe's vulnerability heading into winter, the future of global energy markets and whether this crisis could accelerate the shift towards renewables.

His warning: the world will not return to the energy landscape we knew before the war.

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@turkiyecop31 is a political COP, says climate expert @umitsahin

With multilateralism under pressure and the US stepping back from international climate commitments, he argues the stakes in Antalya go far beyond technical decisions.

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@turkiyecop31 has opened in Antalya at a difficult moment for global climate action: war in the Middle East, an energy security crisis, soaring power demand from AI and another year of extraordinary climate extremes.

The challenge now is turning climate promises into tangible results.
Turkey’s Environment Minister and COP31 President @murat_kurum tells me why he believes this must be the “Implementation COP” and why energy security, electrification and climate action increasingly have to be tackled together

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Democratic strategist @antjuansea joined me to discuss two of the biggest stories animating his party today: the global tech selloff sparked by fears of Democrats stymying the AI boom and the razor-thin Senate race in Mississippi

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The top 10 percent does 60 percent of the spending, while the rest of Americans suffer. Why the South threw up the board and flipped blue with @BeckyCNN for @CNNConnect:

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A regional source tells me the risk of renewed war with Iran has eased after the Republicans' midterm defeat, but that escalation is still probable.

@NegarMortazavi joined me to break down Tehran's thinking:

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I caught up with @jjz1600 to unpack Abdul El-Sayed's historic win in Michigan and the fallout of the anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bigotry from Republicans throughout the midterm campaign:

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Here’s a thought from a region still on edge abt whether or not Trump decides to attack Iran - again: Doha talks get a lifeline. Trump needs a deal before January, when the new Congress arrives. That's real leverage. .

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The Iranians basically Carter-ed Trump. Tehran’s feeling pretty good about the midterms. Dragging the war out long enough to hammer the American economy clearly paid off. Trump’s been humiliated, reduced to a lame duck, and handing Democrats the power of the purse.

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The Iranians basically Carter-ed Trump. Tehran’s feeling pretty good about the midterms. Dragging the war out long enough to hammer the American economy clearly paid off. Trump’s been humiliated, reduced to a lame duck, and handing Democrats the power of the purse.

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“CNN's John King shares how gas prices, the war with Iran, and other policies championed by President Trump and Republicans punished their voters”

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CNN's John King shares how gas prices, the war with Iran, and other policies championed by President Trump and Republicans punished their voters. Election Night in America coverage is live now on CNN and streaming with an All Access subscription.

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“The New South, the Old Left and now the rise of prairie populism in America’s breadbasket. “ @RanaForoohar

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The New South, the Old Left and now the rise of prairie populism in America’s breadbasket. Democrats are leading in places where progressives almost never win, writes the FT's Rana Foroohar. https://t.co/04ATICQvpt

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MEI Senior Fellow @ThisIsSoliman joined @CNN's @BeckyCNN from Abu Dhabi’s ADIPEC to discuss the Iran talks, the future of US-Gulf relations, and the thesis of his book, West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East.

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During a Connect the World from @ADIPECOfficial on the eve of the U.S. midterms, I sat down with former Biden adviser @amoshochstein to discuss how this election could reshape DC's approach to Iran. Does he think the U.S. president will make good on threats to restart the war?