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Pacific islands rue lost chance to host COP climate summit
Turkey will host the 200-nation COP summit while Australia leads negotiations after withdrawing its co-host bid with South Pacific neighbours due to UN consensus rules.
- On Thursday, Australia abandoned its bid to co-host next year's COP, with Turkey hosting the 200-nation summit while Pacific islanders decried the lost opportunity.
- After an intense, past 12 months lobbying campaign, Australia could not overcome United Nations rules requiring consensus, and Turkey refused to yield, prompting Australia to pull the plug.
- Two of Tuvalu's nine coral atolls have been largely swamped, highlighting the islands' vulnerability and underscoring the region's risks, as Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko said.
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese framed the deal as a win and set a pre-COP meeting to drum up climate finance, while Pacific people continue fighting daily to protect their islands.
- Pacific nations had emphasised that hosting would showcase local, scalable solutions, and Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr called it a test of fairness and integrity in the global climate process.
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