Canberra pulled the plug on its long-touted bid after Turkey, the other prospective host, refused to back down

xSYDNEY: Australia framed its ceding of next year's COP to Turkey as a "big win", but the loss sparked disappointment on Thursday in the Pacific islands, which had been slated to co-host the climate meet. Canberra pulled the plug on its long-touted bid after Turkey, the other prospective host, refused to back down. A deal proposed Wednesday to end the protracted battle over who would stage COP31 will see the summit take place in Turkey, with Australia instead presiding over negotiations in the run-up to the event. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese framed the outcome as a "big win". He said there would be a pre-COP meeting focused on climate financing in the Pacific that wou

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