Diplomatic stalemate over Australia's bid to host UN climate summit

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is holding talks with Turkish leaders in New York this week to try and land the hosting rights to next year's UN climate conference, which both countries want to secure.

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00:00The Prime Minister was asked today if he is confident that a resolution between Australia

00:07and Turkey for the hosting rights of next year's COP31 could be reached this week.

00:13He says that we still don't know.

00:15So what's going on is both Australia and Turkey are hoping to win the hosting rights

00:20to this major climate conference.

00:22Now it draws around 20,000 delegates to the event, which is why it's such a big deal for

00:27countries to host it.

00:29The problem is it needs consensus.

00:32Now, Australia reckons it has support from 23 of 28 countries, but that's still not enough

00:38and Turkey isn't pulling out.

00:40And the default here is if they can't reach a solution, then Germany ends up hosting it.

00:47Now, Australia's bid is a joint one with the Pacific.

00:50It would be to be held in Adelaide and they really want to put a focus on clean energy,

00:56but also how climate change impacts on the Pacific, which we so often hear about from

01:01our neighbouring countries, not only on homes and lives, but on the security of the region as well.

01:06So the Prime Minister speaking in New York says these discussions with Turkey are ongoing.

01:11I've already had discussions with a range of the Pacific leaders who are here as well.

01:16I will be having discussions with President Erdogan as well.

01:22I've had a short discussion with the foreign minister as well,

01:28and my ministers and Turkish ministers are having those discussions constructively.

01:34So the Prime Minister in New York saying that there are still more talks to be had.

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