Australia withdrew its application to host the annual COP31 climate meeting, which is now anticipated to take place in Turkey. According to UN regulations, a group of nations comprising Western Europe, Australia, and other nations will have the opportunity to host the COP in 2026.
It is necessary to come to an agreement, but neither nation has been prepared to give in. After negotiations at COP30, which are presently taking place in Brazil, Australia has now decided to back the Turkish request in exchange for their minister presiding over the discussions.
Observers have been caught off guard by this peculiar setup. It is customary for a COP president to be a citizen of the host nation, and it is unclear how this new collaboration will actually function.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dubbed the deal with Turkey a “outstanding result” in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), stressing Pacific issues will be “front and centre.
He stated that he had spoken to Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape and Prime Minister Rabuka of Fiji. Justin Tkatchenko, the foreign minister of Papua New Guinea, stated that “we are all not happy. And disappointed it’s ended up like this” to the AFP news agency. Jeremiah Manele, the head of the Solomon Islands, had earlier told the ABC that he would be “disappointed” if Australia failed to secure the event.
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