UK appoints climate security envoy, Thunberg criticizes COP31 leaders

The United Kingdom appointed a special envoy on Thursday to address security threats linked to climate change, as leaders met for the second day of the U.N. climate summit in Antalya, Turkey. Seychelles Vice President Alix Sebastien Pillay warned that climate change threatens his country’s survival and urged leaders to move beyond discussion. Greta Thunberg also criticized summit leaders for failing to confront the climate crisis.