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Turkey, host of this year's UN climate summit COP31, is pushing for a global switch to clean energy as the talks opened in Antalya on Monday. Thousands of participants are attending the two-week conference at a sprawling expo centre. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders to get serious about tackling the climate crisis after a year of devastating weather extremes. The talks opened with an early fight over money. Deutsche Welle reported that the country remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels, including coal, a contradiction it framed as a central tension for the summit's host. The available excerpts gave no figures on emissions, targets or specific policy commitments.