A November 9 joint statement sets out where the European Union and its African, Caribbean and Pacific partners want to work together at COP31. It covers the EU’s 27 members and the 77 countries in the partner organisation that are signatories to the Samoa Agreement.

The partners put access to climate finance and preparation for climate impacts on the agenda alongside cleaner electricity and a transition that considers affected workers and communities. They also identify cooperation on climate data, food and water resilience, ecosystems and ocean governance.

The statement renews support for implementing the Paris Agreement and pursuing the 1.5°C warming limit. Its priorities describe what the partners want to advance together. They are not a record of new COP31 decisions, and the Council’s announcement does not specify a new funding allocation.