Australia hands COP31 to Türkiye but Bowen to lead negotiations

**In short: **

Australia will allow Türkiye to host COP31 next year but Chris Bowen will lead negotiations there.

The Albanese government had been locked in a long stand-off with Türkiye over hosting, with the official rules requiring global consensus on a host.

A pre-COP event will be hosted by a Pacific Island nation.