Climate entity

COP31

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COP31 is most often covered alongside António Guterres, which appears in 1 of these 4 stories. Across a 67-day span, the pace is roughly 0.4 stories per week. At 5.8, the average consequence score sits below the same-window beat average of 6.1.

Last mentioned: Jun 28, 2026

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Recent coverage · COP31

4 stories
5.8 avg impact
25% positive
50% negative

Coverage balance Negative coverage leads. Negative coverage exceeds positive coverage by 25 percentage points.

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Figures are computed live from our source-verified story record — see our methodology for how impact and sentiment are derived.

What the coverage shows about COP31

COP31 is most often covered alongside António Guterres, which appears in 1 of these 4 stories. Across a 67-day span, the pace is roughly 0.4 stories per week. At 5.8, the average consequence score sits below the same-window beat average of 6.1. They are less corroborated than the beat average, carrying 3 original sources each against 3.3 for the same window. The clearest coverage concentration is renewable-energy: 2 of 4 stories, with the rest divided among 2 other categories. This profile follows 4 Climate stories mentioning COP31 across the period from June 20, 2026 to August 25, 2026.

Stories tracked
4
Per week
0.4
Sources per story
3

Computed from the 4 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 595 Climate stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.

Coverage cohort

Appears alongside

Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering COP31. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.

Timeline

  1. COP31 climate conference

    Pacific nations expected to use the report's economic findings to press for climate finance commitments.

  2. UNSW Sydney releases fossil fuel cost report

    Counting the Cost of Fossil Fuels in the Pacific is published, analysing fuel imports across 21 Pacific countries.

  3. Pacific Islands Forum in Palau

    Regional leaders gather days after the report's release to discuss climate change and renewable energy.

  4. Bonn climate talks end in gridlock

    UNFCCC intersessional negotiations in Bonn collapse as adaptation finance and mitigation work programs hit rule 16, deferring outcomes to COP31.

  5. US and Iran announce interim agreement

    The United States and Iran reach a deal to halt hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, causing oil prices to fall and easing the global energy crisis.

Stories mentioning COP31 4

Renewable Energy Positive

Ditching diesel could save Pacific nations $1B a year

A UNSW Sydney report finds 21 Pacific nations spend 10-25% of GDP on imported fossil fuels, and that renewables could deliver US$700 million in annual savings while paying for themselves in just over a decade. The findings land ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum and COP31, reframing decarbonisation from a moral appeal into an economic and energy-security case.

5 sources

Source: canberratimes.com.au · dungogchronicle.com.au

Renewable Energy Strongly negative

42.1% Renewables Record Undermined by Coal & Gas Exports, Climate Summit Warns

Australia's grid hit 42.1% renewable power in Q2 2026, slashing wholesale prices 47%, but a former defence chief says surging coal and gas exports are erasing those gains. Woodside's North West Shelf 40-year extension and new refinery plans lock in offshore emissions while the government avoids COP31 export limits.

3 sources

Source: canberratimes.com.au · maitlandmercury.com.au

Extreme Weather Neutral

Record 36°C June Heat Disrupts London Climate Talks, King Fanned by Aide

As London hit its hottest June day at 36°C, a St James's Palace reception on super-pollutants became an emblem of climate urgency: King Charles was fanned by staff, guests given folding fans, and a nurse stood by. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband called the extreme heat the 'new normal,' while the King pressed COP31's president for progress.

2 sources

Source: India McTaggart (gb) · Tony Jones (gb)

Climate Policy Negative

Bonn Stalemate: 1.5°C Target Challenged as Rule 16 Defers Action to COP31

UN climate talks in Bonn ended in gridlock as developing countries’ adaptation finance needs clashed with richer nations’ push on emissions cuts, invoking rule 16 and pushing decisions to COP31 in Turkey. While a just transition mechanism saw progress, fossil fuel interests challenged the 1.5°C target and IPCC science, deepening the crisis in multilateral climate diplomacy.

2 sources

Source: Carbon Brief · Josh Gabbatiss (uk)

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