Australia’s prime minister on Monday morning rejected Türkiye’s offer to co-host next year’s UN climate summit, which Canberra wants to host in Adelaide, in the southern Oceania country. “No, we will not co-host,” argued Anthony Albanese, noting that co-hosting is “not regulated” by the rules of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
“This is not an option, and people are aware that it is not an option, which is why it has been ruled out,” the head of government added. Australia and Turkey, each candidate, are at an impasse regarding the holding of the 31st UN Conference on Climate Change which must be held in 2026. And this happens while COP30 is taking place in Belem, Brazil.
Since the host country must be chosen by consensus, no country will be selected if one country does not withdraw its candidacy, or if they do not reach an agreement to share responsibility. The situation is unprecedented, which will see the holding of the next conference return by default to Bonn, a city in western Germany that houses the UN climate secretariat.
A Turkish diplomatic source said on Sunday that his country “(continues) to advocate a co-presidency model” for the next COP. By hosting the next summit in Adelaide with its Pacific island neighbors, Australia wants to draw attention to regions of the world that are on the front lines of climate change.
This country, which is still one of the world’s largest coal exporters and continues to provide large subsidies to fossil fuels, will be the first country in the history of the Pacific region to host the COP on its territory.
