Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that Turkey will host next year's UN climate summit, COP31, while Australia will lead the conference negotiations, according to a compromise agreement being finalized.

This compromise agreement comes after a dispute between the two countries, which bid to host the conference in 2022 and did not wish to withdraw. The agreement stipulates that Turkey will host the summit, with a pre-COP event in the Pacific, while Australia will coordinate the discussions. The two countries have one year to prepare for this important event, which will attract tens of thousands of participants.