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Turkey is hosting the COP31 climate conference, while Australia is leading the negotiations.

With extreme weather causing destruction and geopolitical crises putting pressure on budgets, developing countries are demanding the financial support that has been promised to them.

DW's chief climate reporter Louise Osborne explains what makes COP31 significant, how wars are affecting climate priorities and what would count as a successful outcome.

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