Singapore Minister States Cop31 Has Enough Work Without New Targets

• Singapore's environment minister, Grace Fu, stated that the upcoming global climate talks are unlikely to yield new targets on curbing greenhouse gases.
• The annual UN talks in Turkey are expected to focus on implementing measures already agreed upon.
• Grace Fu emphasized that negotiators have plenty to do to implement measures already agreed, even within the Paris Agreement.
• The talks are not expected to result in a major upgrade in mitigation targets.
• Singapore believes that the focus should be on implementation rather than setting new targets.