Overview
- The Africa Group of Negotiators endorsed Ethiopia to host COP32, a choice the Brazilian COP30 presidency confirmed.
- Formal adoption by all parties is still required at COP30, though officials describe the step as procedural.
- Ethiopia was selected over Nigeria, with Addis Ababa flagged as the intended venue and initial preparations underway.
- The 2026 COP31 host remains unresolved between Australia, proposing Adelaide, and Turkey, proposing Antalya, within the Western Europe and Others group.
- If the COP31 impasse persists, the meeting would default to Bonn, a first-of-its-kind fallback acknowledged by German officials.