Dubai | Australia’s bid to host the COP31 climate summit in 2026 will be decided next year, as the Albanese government and its Pacific island partners vie with Turkey for the right to bring the sprawling and potentially costly conference Down Under.
The COP summit could bring up to 80,000 people to either Brisbane or Sydney in November 2026, including world leaders, green activists, corporate executives, students, climate diplomats and indigenous people from more than 190 countries.
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