Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal
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β’Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:00:32 GMT
π° What Happened
Australia and Turkey will host the COP31 United Nations climate summit. The talks take place in Antalya, Turkey, next month. They run for two weeks.
Campaign group 350.org says the two hosts are part of the coal supply chain. It says they have been almost silent on the need to quit fossil fuels. Activists call this a 'vacuum of action'.
π The Backstory
COP31 is a major global meeting on climate change. This week leaders from more than 50 countries meet in Fiji and Tuvalu to prepare. Australia's Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is expected to join.
The meeting comes days after a New South Wales regulator approved the state's largest coalmine expansion. Australia is one of the world's biggest coal and gas exporters. Turkey is Europe's biggest coal-power generator.
π― Why It Matters
Climate talks decide how fast the world cuts the pollution that causes dangerous warming, which affects everyone's future.
Australia and Turkey will host the COP31 United Nations climate summit. The talks take place in Antalya, Turkey, next month. They run for two weeks.
Campaign group 350.org says the two hosts are part of the coal supply chain. It says they have been almost silent on the need to quit fossil fuels. Activists call this a 'vacuum of action'.
COP31 is a major global meeting on climate change. This week leaders from more than 50 countries meet in Fiji and Tuvalu to prepare. Australia's Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is expected to join.
The meeting comes days after a New South Wales regulator approved the state's largest coalmine expansion. Australia is one of the world's biggest coal and gas exporters. Turkey is Europe's biggest coal-power generator.
Climate talks decide how fast the world cuts the pollution that causes dangerous warming, which affects everyone's future.