SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese mentioned on Sunday a proper settlement had been reached for Turkey to host the COP31 local weather summit in 2026, confirming a doc launched on the COP30 summit in Brazil.
An announcement issued by Germany this week on the COP30 summit, after a gathering of the Western European and Others Group tasked with choosing the 2026 host, mentioned Turkey would take the function with Australia main the negotiation course of. It adopted an earlier announcement {that a} compromise association was anticipated.
The deal resolved a prolonged standoff over internet hosting of the U.N. talks.
“Formal settlement has been reached for COP31 to be hosted by Turkey in Antalya, with the Pacific’s pursuits superior by Australia assuming the function of President of Negotiations within the lead as much as and on the assembly,” Albanese mentioned in a press release.
Australia would have “unique authority in relation to the negotiations” guiding determination making on the summit, in keeping with the assertion, which mentioned the Pacific area would host a particular pre-COP assembly to carry “consideration to the existential menace local weather change poses to the area.”
A regional diplomatic bloc of 18 international locations, the Pacific Islands Discussion board, had backed Australia’s bid. A number of Pacific island nations are in danger from rising seas.
The annual COP, the world’s most important discussion board for driving local weather motion, has grown through the years from diplomatic gatherings into huge commerce reveals the place host international locations can promote financial prospects.
(Reporting by Sam McKeith in Sydney; Enhancing by Chris Reese)