Australia and Turkey are considering splitting hosting duties for next year’s global climate summit, a move which could spur thousands of extra passenger flights and burn hundreds of tonnes of polluting aviation fuel in a bid to address the world’s climate crisis.

The Albanese government pledged in the 2025 election to bring the COP – which refers to the United Nations’ annual climate summit, known as the Conference of the Parties – to Australia in 2026.

Selecting a host nation requires a consensus of UN members and Turkey has refused to back down from its bid to bring what is known as the world’s biggest trade show to their shores next year.

Australia is negotiating with Turkey to jointly host the event, according to sources familiar with the discussions, despite Australia’s previous a

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