COP31: EU Parliament adopts negotiating mandate, urging faster climate action on fuels and finance

The European Parliament adopted on 22 October 2026 its negotiating mandate for the COP31 climate summit, which will take place in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026.

Parliament’s priorities are largely unchanged from the text adopted by the Environment (ENVI) Committee on 1 October. MEPs call for faster climate action on fossil fuels, finance and support for vulnerable countries.

As for fossil fuels, MEPs want the EU to take a leading role in negotiations towards a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, and to set time-bound plans to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and production. They also point to the vulnerabilities that fossil fuel dependence creates at a time of geopolitical instability, and to the key role of decarbonisation in the EU’s strategic autonomy.

On climate finance…