New Delhi: Australia has renewed its campaign to host next year’s global climate summit, COP31, with Energy Minister Chris Bowen using his visit to Brazil to rally support as negotiations over the host country remain unresolved.

Bowen, who is attending COP30 in Belem, said that Australia enjoys strong international backing to host the 2026 climate conference. However, the final decision has been delayed due to a long running standoff between Australia and Turkey, both of which submitted bids to host the event back in 2022. The United Nations requires unanimous agreement within the Western Europe and Others Group, but that consensus has still not been reached.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese earlier wrote to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in an effort to break the deadlock, but both s

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