Australia and Turkey in standoff over hosting 2026 COP

Australia is locked in a standoff with Turkey over which will host the U.N. climate talks in 2026, The Guardian writes.

Australia’s government wants to host the summit in partnership with Pacific nations, which are among the countries most threatened by climate breakdown.

Turkey is classed as a developing country under the U.N. system and may gain the backing of several recent hosts in the same region.

The question could be decided behind closed doors at COP, now reaching its final stages in Baku, Azerbaijan. The conference is scheduled to end on Friday but is likely to carry on into this weekend, as nations were still in disagreement on Wednesday night about how to channel funds to developing countries.