The UN climate talks starts Monday. Here’s what’s at stake.

Nearly 200 countries meet in Turkey on Monday for the U.N. climate conference. Last year’s talks in Brazil ended with a final agreement that made no mention of fossil fuels. This year, the hosts are betting on voluntary initiatives around electrification and AI, alongside a roadmap for moving away from fossil fuels. Chris Bowen, Australia’s minister for climate change and energy and the conference’s president of negotiations, tells POLITICO’s Sara Schonhardt why the stakes are so high — and why progress will be difficult. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgjtvMmHXbutALaw9XzRkAg?view_as=subscriber Check out our video catalog: https://www.politico.com/video Follow POLITICO here: ➤ X: https://x.com/politico/ ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/politico/ ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/politico/