889bd89bfClaimPresident Donald Trump signed executive orders withdrawing the United States from both the 2015 Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimUN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that energy shocks linked to wars demonstrate that dependence on fossil fuels is a fundamental security problemAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimA U.S. subnational delegation of over 100 governors, mayors, and other city and state officials attended COP31 alongside an official U.S. Congressional delegationAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimThe Trump administration sent no official delegation to COP31, marking the second consecutive year of official executive branch absence at the annual UN climate summitAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimAfrican Group of Negotiators chair Antwi-Boasiako Amoah demanded that a formal delivery pathway for tripling climate adaptation finance be added to the COP31 agendaAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimThe United Nations COP31 climate conference opens in Antalya, Turkey from November 9 to 20, 2026, bringing together representatives from nearly 200 nationsAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimTurkey is hosting and presiding over the COP31 summit, while Australia is leading the official negotiated segment under a shared arrangementAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimGlobal conflicts, including the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, have triggered energy shocks and economic strain that complicate international climate negotiations at COP31AgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimTurkish Environment Minister and COP31 President Murat Kurum championed an Action Agenda pledge to increase electricity's share of global energy demand from 20% to 35% by 2035AgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimUnited Nations Environment Programme reports released ahead of COP31 warned that global temperatures are on track to breach the Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree Celsius warming threshold within a few yearsAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimSecretary-General António Guterres disclosed that scientists informed him in 2025 that maintaining global warming below the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold was no longer scientifically achievableAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimUN Secretary-General António Guterres called COP31 a moment of truth, making his final climate appeal before his second term ends in December 2026AgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimAlliance of Small Island States chair Ilana Seid stated that member nations will focus at COP31 on securing greater finance access and returning to the 1.5-degree warming targetAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimFormer U.S. Vice President Al Gore praised Secretary-General António Guterres for consistently highlighting global warming as humanity's greatest challengeAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimThe Stop Dirty Data Centres coalition organized a two-day series of protests across 15 to 16 European countries on November 6 and 7, 2026, demanding a moratorium on new data centresAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimProtest groups oppose large-scale data centres because their heavy consumption of electricity and water competes with local communities, housing, and environmental goalsAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimEU tech chief Henna Virkkunen stated on November 5, 2026 that while Europe needs data centre capacity for AI, development must protect citizens from skyrocketing energy bills and blackoutsAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimGeef Tegengas activist Nathan Timmer stated that the Microsoft facility would be used for AI warfare, data surveillance, and committing genocideAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimA spokesperson for Microsoft stated that the company respects peaceful expressions of view but does not condone unlawful actions or actions putting safety at riskAgreeDisagree
889bd89bfClaimDuring the November 6, 2026 break-in at the Microsoft construction site in Amsterdam, protesters climbed a crane, set off flares, and hung bannersAgreeDisagree