UN Climate Summit Kicks Off in Turkey After a Disastrous Year of Extreme Weather
The department also approved nearly $2.2 million in hospitality spending as COP31 opens with thousands of delegates expected.
- Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will charge Australian taxpayers $2.2 million in hospitality expenses for his involvement in the COP31 summit. His department awarded a $32,000 contract to provide free coffee to visitors at the Australia Pavilion.
- Turkey and Australia are jointly hosting the COP31 summit in Antalya after the two nations jostled over which would be the host. The event has drawn controversy in recent months over lavish spending and delegate necessity.
- The Daily Telegraph reported costs include nearly $1.3 million for events management and $872,682 paid to accommodation group Coral Seyahat, which manages luxury resorts. Bowen's department issued these contracts to overseas businesses.
- Opposition energy spokesperson Dan Tehan criticized the expenditure, saying "Chris Bowen should take his own Nescafe. When will the penny drop that there is a cost-of-living crisis in Australia?" Tehan questioned the timing of lavish spending.
- Delegates from nearly 200 countries began talks on Monday as the UN acknowledges global warming targets will likely be overshot. The United States remains absent after President Donald Trump withdrew the country from climate negotiations.
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The UN Climate Change Conference COP31 has begun in Antalya, Turkey, and will continue until November 20. The meeting is attended by representatives of over 190 countries, who are to discuss new actions against climate change and the implementation of commitments already made. Turkey is the official host of the forum, and Australia is leading the negotiations. The agreed scheme is the result of the rivalry between the two countries to host COP31…
The 31st session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) opens today, Monday, in Antalya, Turkey. Tens of thousands of delegates, observers, and media representatives are expected to attend the two-week meeting, which will bring together representatives from nearly 200 countries to discuss combating the climate crisis. The summit comes just days after climate researchers warned that global warming is likely to exceed 1.5 degrees …
UN climate summit kicks off in Turkey after a disastrous year of extreme weather
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — World leaders, delegates and climate activists on Monday kicked off talks in Turkey on curbing climate change, which in the last year has led to rising temperatures and deadly heat waves in Europe and beyond, and played a role in disasters such as the devastating floods in Nepal. This U.N. climate […]
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