Turkey to Host COP31 Climate Summit After Compromise with Australia:
Turkey has been confirmed as the host of COP31, the 2026 UN Climate Change Conference, following a diplomatic compromise with Australia. This agreement, reached during discussions at COP30 in Brazil, ends a prolonged hosting dispute and ensures continued momentum in global climate negotiations. The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the most important annual gathering under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Both Turkey and Australia had submitted formal bids in 2022 to host COP31, resulting in a stalemate as neither nation was willing to withdraw.
