Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy met with Trkiye’s Minister for Climate Change and the UN’s climate chief recently to start planning for COP31.
Australia and Trkiye are working in lockstep to deliver COP31 and the Pacifi c Pre-COP.
This was the fi rst offi cial meeting between Trkiye, Australia and the UNFCCC. Former COP presidents from Brazil and Azerbaijan as well as DCCEEW offi cials also joined in Istanbul.
Every year, the Conference of the Parties (COP) brings countries together to tackle climate change. Nations that are party to the UNFCCC meet to check progress and push for stronger action. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is President of Negotiations for COP31.
He joined the meetings via video conference. ‘Working together, Australia, the Pacifi c and Trkiye will deliver real progress for global climate action through COP31 in Trkiye and Pre-COP in the Pacifi c,’ Minister Bowen said.
Trkiye’s Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum is the COP PresidentDesignate.
He described our partnership as one of the most important pillars of the COP31 process.