COP31 leaders try out new sales pitch for climate action: do it for the economy

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COP31 leaders are making the case that climate action can support economic interests, including by addressing consumer price pressures. The article notes that fuel and food costs have become political vulnerabilities for leaders in the United States, Europe, Asia, and elsewhere.

Consumer price pressures from fuel to food were a major driver in the US midterm elections ​that handed control of Congress to Democrats, and are an important vulnerability for leaders across Europe, ⁠Asia and elsewhere.