Antalya opens with calls to move from negotiation to delivery. Short-lived pollutant cuts could slow warming 12% by 2035, but cannot replace a fossil transition or fill the $305 billion annual adaptation need in developing countries.
The summit must turn earlier promises into action on fossil fuels, electrification and finance. Renewable growth offers real momentum, but the United States is absent and warming is already around 1.4°C.
The pledge, equivalent to $541 million, would enter the Tropical Forests Forever Facility as a repayable investment. It remains subject to final due diligence and the UK securing an oversight role in a mechanism aiming to mobilise $125 billion.