The EU will press a ‘‘mitigation work programme’’ at COP31 in Antalya in November, seeking to extend a key negotiation mechanism for coordinating countries’ greenhouse‑gas reductions to at least 2040, according to a draft seen by Bloomberg. A recent UN report warned global warming is likely to breach the Paris 1.5°C target. The EU has struggled to secure faster global cuts and to implement its 2023 pledge to phase out fossil fuels, and climate talks have become increasingly constrained by financ

The EU will press a ‘‘mitigation work programme’’ at COP31 in Antalya in November, seeking to extend a key negotiation mechanism for coordinating countries’ greenhouse‑gas reductions to at least 2040, according to a draft seen by Bloomberg. A recent UN report warned global warming is likely to breach the Paris 1.5°C target. The EU has struggled to secure faster global cuts and to implement its 2023 pledge to phase out fossil fuels, and climate talks have become increasingly constrained by finance and trade disputes.