Climate news on November 11, 2026

1. 0117:31 UTC

   Democrats send 20 lawmakers to Cop31 without official US funding

   2 outlets · first: The Conversation Regulation

   Machine summary An unofficial US delegation at the gathering includes ex-vice-president Al Gore and ex-secretary of state John Kerry, whereas President Donald Trump, who has labeled climate change a hoax, stayed away. The delegation follows the November 3 midterms in which Democrats won control of the Senate and the House, the article reports.

   1. 20 Democratic members of Congress are attending the Cop31 climate talks in Turkey after being denied official State Department funding for the trip, the article states.
   2. The report states that among the participants in an unofficial US contingent at the 2026 gathering are ex-vice-president Al Gore and ex-secretary of state John Kerry.
   3. President Donald Trump has repeatedly called climate change a hoax and did not attend the Cop31 talks in Turkey, the article reports.
   4. At Brazil's 2025 Cop conference, the United States sent no official representatives. Roughly 100 local American leaders, among them governors and mayors, took part through the US Climate Alliance.
   5. The article reports the Trump administrations backed fossil fuels, rolled back vehicle emissions standards, and weakened greenhouse gas reporting requirements and methane regulation.

   Reported by The Conversation.

   • Donald Trump
   • COP31
   • Cop2025 (Brazil)
   • US Climate Alliance

2. 0218:44 UTC

   Study identifies 33 hurdles in freight emissions reporting

   2 outlets · first: Bioengineer.org Regulation

   Machine summary The work combined 17 expert interviews, two nationwide surveys and a September 2023 futures workshop built on the Jungk and Müllert participatory methodology. The piece reports that the writers assert that harmonized calculation standards, widely adopted, together with binding political guidance, are necessary to overcome the bottlenecks.

   1. The study evaluated 33 operational and systemic hurdles in freight emissions reporting across Finland and the European Union, according to the article
   2. Using qualitative content analysis along with inductive coding, preparatory work generated an initial inventory comprising 19 distinct reporting challenges.
   3. Data collection drew on 17 in-depth expert interviews with 8 logistics service providers, 6 cargo shippers and 3 research institutions
   4. Two nationwide surveys in Finland returned 123 shipper responses (4.5 percent response rate) and 119 logistics service provider responses (3.1 percent response rate)
   5. The core empirical inquiry was a futures workshop held in September 2023, using the participatory methodology of Robert Jungk and Norbert Müllert

   Reported by Bioengineer.org.

3. 0301:25 UTC

   Pakistan presses for global glacier research cooperation at COP31

   1 outlet · first: dawn.com Extreme weather

   Machine summary At the UN Climate Change Pavilion at COP31, Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik called for international scientific cooperation on glaciers and mountain ecosystems, citing more than 13,500 glaciers identified in Pakistan and growing glacial lake outburst flood risk. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to outline Pakistan's climate priorities at the Antalya Leaders' Summit and address a clean energy dialogue titled "35 by 35: Powering the Future".

   1. Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik said more than 13,500 glaciers have been identified in Pakistan and called for international scientific cooperation on glaciers and mountain ecosystems.
   2. Malik stated Pakistan contributes less than one per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions yet is among the countries most severely affected by climate change.
   3. Dawn reported that Aleem Khan reaffirmed a commitment to green freight corridors and low-carbon logistics, and that Islamabad is seeking global cooperation on glacier research.

   Reported by dawn.com.

   • 35 by 35: Powering the Future

4. 0404:00 UTC

   BYD electric vehicle sales rise in October as plug-in hybrids fall

   1 outlet · first: cleantechnica.com Ev

   Machine summary CleanTechnica reports BYD sold 483,125 passenger vehicles in October 2026, up 11.8% from 436,856 a year earlier, with battery electric sales rising while plug-in hybrid sales declined.

   1. BYD passenger vehicle sales totaled 483,125 in October 2026, up 11.8% from 436,856 in October 2025, CleanTechnica reports
   2. CleanTechnica reports BYD's battery electric vehicle sales rose year over year in October while its plug-in hybrid sales declined

   Reported by cleantechnica.com.

   • BYD
   • CleanTechnica
   • Battery electric vehicle (BEV)

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