Turkey set to host COP31 as Australia steps aside
Summary
Turkey will host the COP31 climate meeting after Australia decided to step aside. Australia will support Turkey's bid in return for its climate minister, Chris Bowen, chairing the talks. This agreement was reached during the COP30 event in Brazil.Key Facts
- The COP31 climate meeting is now expected to be in Turkey.
- Australia dropped its bid to host the event and will support Turkey instead.
- Australia's climate minister Chris Bowen will chair the COP31 talks.
- Normally, the meeting's president is from the host country, but this time it will be different.
- The decision follows discussions and a compromise at COP30 in Brazil.
- A pre-COP meeting will take place on a Pacific island before the main event in Turkey.
- If no agreement had been reached, the meeting could have moved to Bonn, Germany.
- More than 190 countries must approve this compromise at the COP30 meeting.
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