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Australia framed its ceding of next year’s COP to Turkey as a “big win,” but the loss sparked disappointment on Thursday in ...

Turkey will host next year’s UN climate summit, while Australia will take charge of leading the negotiations under an unusual ...

Australia has agreed to allow Turkey to host next year's COP31 climate summit, but Canberra will lead the conference's ...

Turkey will host next year's UN climate summit while Australia will lead the conference's negotiations among governments, ...

Pacific islanders decried on Thursday a wasted chance to draw eyes to their climate troubles, after their bid to co-host next year's COP climate summit was brushed aside.

Australia still has an opportunity to build its credibility on climate action. But it will also need to elevate Pacific-led ...

The COP31 climate meeting is now expected to be held in Turkey after Australia dropped its bid to host the annual event.

Papua New Guinea voiced frustration Thursday after Australia ditched a bid to co-host next year's UN climate talks with its Pacific island neighbours.

Turkey is set to host next years UN climate summit, COP31, while Australia will take charge of leading negotiations under a ...

"I am so happy that I leave here certain that my negotiators will have the best result a COP could have ever offered to the Planet Earth," he told reporters after the meetings, referring to the ...