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The world has the technology to accelerate the clean energy transition. So why is progress still so slow?
Ahead of COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, Selwin Hart, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Climate Action and Just Transition, explains what is at stake in the global climate negotiations - and what needs to happen to turn commitments into action.
In this conversation with UN News' Laura Quinones, Hart explores why clean energy projects remain out of reach for many developing countries, how high borrowing costs and underfunded electricity grids are holding back progress, and why greater investment in adaptation and resilience is urgently needed.
He also explains why COP31 matters beyond the negotiating table: from accelerating the energy transition and reducing emissions to ensuring that countries and communities are not left behind.
The solutions exist. The challenge is delivering them - at the speed and scale the climate crisis demands.
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