Denmark's Queen will attend COP31 in Antalya with the Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities
26 October 2026
The Royal House of Denmark announced that HM The Queen will travel to the Turkish city of Antalya to attend the UN Climate Change Conference, COP31, from 8 to 10 November 2026. She will be accompanied by the Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Samira Nawa. The conference is co-hosted this year, with Turkiye holding the COP31 Presidency and Australia leading the negotiations. Electrification is one of the main priorities of the host countries. The Queen will meet Danish companies in the Danish Pavilion at COP31 and will draw attention to the climate threat to the Pacific Island states, a shared Danish-Australian priority, and to rising sea temperatures in the Mediterranean.
In plain words
COP Conference of the Parties — The annual meeting of the countries that are parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.