00:01World leaders come together as the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP31, opens in Antalya, Turkey.
00:08The focus of the two-week climate conference, dubbed Blue COP, is to put the ocean at the heart of
00:13the global climate agenda.
00:15Together with Australia, we are ready to listen to the voice of the Pacific and find solutions to the challenges
00:21faced by vulnerable countries.
00:24COP31 President Murat Kurum of Turkey says it is time to turn promises into actions.
00:29This as Kurum raises the hand of Australia's Chris Bowen, COP31 President of Negotiations, with the two countries co-hosting
00:36this year's Climate Talks.
00:38UN Climate Chief Simon Stiel also says COP31 must supercharge solutions and break down existing global targets and national plans
00:46into component steps and land practical solutions.
00:49Global heating is already costing the earth.
00:52Appalling tragedy has hit the Himalayas, adding to the ever-expanding catalogue, hitting communities across every region.
01:02A monster El Niño is piling fuel on a climate fire that's already burning through communities and economies everywhere.
01:08Stiel says this year's fossil fuel crisis delivered a global shockwave, hitting households hard and spreading inflation like a cancer.
01:15But he says global renewables saved around half a trillion dollars last year and another $265 billion in the first
01:22half of this year alone.
