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Turkey to host Cop31 climate conference after Australia drops push to hold it in Adelaide


Fortnight-long event to be held in Antalya but the Australian climate change minister, Chris Bowen, is expected lead the climate negotiations

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Turkey will host the Cop31 climate conference after the Australian government dropped its push to hold the event in Adelaide at the last moment despite having invested in a more than three-year campaign.

But the Australian climate change minister, Chris Bowen, is expected lead the climate negotiations at the summit in Turkey’s Mediterranean resort city of Antalya in November 2026 under a compromise deal to resolve a stand off between the two countries.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/20/turkey-to-host-cop31-climate-conference-after-australia-drops-push-to-hold-it-in-adelaide

Author : Adam Morton and Tom McIlroy

Publish date : 2025-11-20 01:51:00

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