( October 12, 2026, 16:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The EU will push for faster implementation of national climate plans, a transition away from fossil fuels and accelerated clean electrification at COP31, the UN climate summit in Turkey, which starts next month. Governments acknowledged that warming is likely to exceed 1.5C, but said, according to a news release Monday outlining their negotiating positions, that an “overshoot-peak-decline” pathway remains the best option to return below 1.5C by the end of the century.Full press release follows. Council conclusions are listed below....
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