# High fossil fuel prices spread inflation ‘like a cancer’, UN climate negotiator tells COP31

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- The Guardian, 2026-11-09 17:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/09/high-fossil-fuel-prices-spread-inflation-like-cancer-cop31egotiator-tells-cop31

> UN chief climate negotiator Simon Stiell told COP31’s opening plenary in Turkey that a global fossil fuel price crisis was spreading inflation “like a cancer”. Turkey and negotiation leader Australia promoted renewable energy and a new electrification goal as alternatives to dependence on oil, coal and gas. Delegates from almost 200 countries are attending the two-week talks, which face pressure to deliver results.

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