Australia hands COP31 to Türkiye but Chris Bowen to lead negotiations

Adelaide will not host next year's COP summit, but Australia's energy minister, Chris Bowen, will lead the negotiations, and a pre-event will be hosted by a Pacific Island nation.

Australia cedes COP31 but negotiates role for Chris Bowen and Pacific countries

After months of talks, the host of COP31 will be Turkey, but the Australian environment minister will be the conference’s ...

Australia downplays co-hosting COP31 after Türkiye proposes sharing event

Australia and Türkiye both submitted bids in 2022 to host COP31, and neither has withdrawn, leading to an attention-sapping ...

Australia's green energy push, Pacific ties face setback from COP31 impasse

Australia was long considered the front-runner to hold the COP31 conference. However, Turkey doubled down on a rival bid and ...

Wong won't put price tag on COP31 as final host decision looms

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has refused to say how much it would cost Australia to hold the COP31 climate conference, as ...