Overview
- Negotiators in Belém reported an agreement in principle for Turkey to stage COP31 in Antalya, with a follow‑up meeting planned to seek formal adoption.
- The proposed split role would see Australia hold the 2026 COP presidency to steer negotiations while Turkey presides during the conference, an uncommon arrangement that also foresees a pre‑COP in the Pacific.
- A Turkish delegate said no final deal has been sealed, and any host decision must be approved by consensus of nearly 200 parties at COP30.
- Pacific representatives, including Papua New Guinea’s foreign minister, voiced disappointment, arguing a Pacific‑based COP was vital to highlight island nations’ climate peril and solutions.
- Turkey’s climate credibility is under scrutiny, with Climate Action Tracker deeming its current pathway “critically insufficient” and noting no planned emissions decline before 2035.