As day three of the UN climate summit kicks off, world leaders from dozens of countries are expected. But heads of government from Canada, Japan and across Europe have got lost on the road, civil society observers report. Today is the Cop31 leaders’ summit in Antalya, where world leaders are supposed to appear, hear each others’ concerns and pledge their commitment to solving the climate crisis. But attendance is looking a little thin. Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Canada, and Japan are among those countries whose leaders have chosen not to make an appearance. That is a heavyweight non-lineup. It means the UK will be the only member of the G7 whose leader has bothered to show. Every day of the talks, civil society organisation Climate Action Network awards a “fossil of the day” to individuals, organisations or countries that have hindered progress the most. It’s a Cop tradition. Tuesday’s went to “the absent leaders of wealthy countries”. Instead, notes CAN, se