US EditionTurkey Set to Host COP31 as Australia Steps Aside
The compromise ends a year-long dispute, assigning Turkey as summit president and Australia to lead negotiations, with a pre-COP event in the Pacific, officials said.
- On Thursday at COP30 in Belém, sources said Turkey will host COP31 next year while Australia will lead the conference negotiations, a compromise first reported by Bloomberg.
- After competing bids submitted in 2022, the protracted stand-off between Australia and Turkey prompted a compromise to resolve who would stage COP31, sources said.
- Under the arrangement, a Pacific pre‑COP meeting will precede Turkey hosting the main summit, while Australia’s Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen will serve as president of negotiations with full powers to manage talks.
- A formal ratification requires the compromise be approved by more than 190 countries at COP30, with one year to prepare or the meeting defaults to Bonn, Germany.
- Observers noted the unusual split, with Australia’s Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen saying `Obviously, it would be great if Australia could have it all, but we can't have it all`, as practical questions arise from the arrangement.
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