COP31 President-Designate Calls for Faster Climate Action to Keep 1.5C Goal Alive

The COP31 presidency's early framing signals continuity with the Paris-era 1.5C benchmark, even as that threshold is widely acknowledged to be slipping out of reach. For carbon markets and climate-linked RWA instruments, the signal matters less than the follow-through: a presidency that prioritizes ambition can shape expectations around Article 6 crediting rules and national adaptation finance. Whether Kurum's appeal translates into concrete negotiating text, or remains a rhetorical opening, is the open question.