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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Adam Morton in Baku

Australia hoped hosting a Cop climate summit was a done deal. But one nation still stands in the way

Australia’s climate change minister, Chris Bowen, at Cop29 in Baku
Australia’s climate change minister, Chris Bowen, at Cop29 in Baku. Photograph: Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

Australia’s plan to host a major UN climate summit in 2026 has hit a Turkish roadblock. It is unclear how long it will last.

The Albanese government had expected that its bid to co-host the Cop31 summit in partnership with Pacific island nations – a Labor promise since before it won power in 2022 – would be agreed by now, as the UN climate talks in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku approach their final stages.

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