Renewable sources of energy are on the rise around the world, from solar panels paired with battery storage to rapid electric vehicle adoption. Countries are expanding the share of energy coming from these cleaner sources when compared to fossil fuels, particularly outside of the US.
But there is a split screen between the speed and progress of the clean energy transition and the slow pace of climate diplomacy. When countries around the world gather in Antalya, Turkey, on Nov. 9 for this year’s UN climate summit, known as COP31, they’re likely to find themselves in talks driven by longstanding tensions between industrialized nations (which are responsible for most global warming to date) and the developing world.
