Tourism Heads to COP31 Wanting Results, Not More Pledges

Photo Credit: UN Climate Change - Kiara Worth COP31, the world’s annual marathon of climate talks, kicks off next week. After years of planning climate action, tourism operators told Skift that they now want to see the receipts. The 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference will take place in Antalya, Türkiye, from November 9 to 20. Co-hosted with Australia, this fresh round of climate talks is being billed the implementation COP, after parties ultimately failed to agree on a path forward last year in Belém, Brazil. The Brazilian COP30 presidency promised to publish plans for moving away from fossil fuels and protecting forests before the next round of talks. The voluntary roadmaps, released Tuesday, are designed to help policymakers implement their existing climate commitments through national policies, investments and measurable results — and should indicate some of the focus of the forthcoming talks. The newly published fossil fuel roadmap, building on the