A n estimated 100,000 people have descended on the Turkish city of Antalya for the UN ’s flagship climate conference, Cop31 , and everybody seems to have a story of a taxi not knowing where the official drop-off location is, a broken down shuttle bus, or a seemingly endless queue in the fierce Mediterranean sun.

Developing country delegations have reported immense frustration at members being unable to attend opening meetings – and it took this reporter just shy of seven hours from leaving his hotel to finally arrive in the “blue” UN negotiating zone this afternoon.

Regardless of this somewhat shaky start, the message has been clear.…