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Who’s who at Cop31: key players at the climate talks

Hosting Cop was a key pledge from Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese in 2021, while in opposition, before his successful election campaign.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 8, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC
Key points
  • What are the relationships and dominant interests in play, as the summit kicks off after a bitter row over its hosting?
  • The final compromise put Australia in charge of the negotiations which will take place in the Turkish city of Antalya.
  • The bitter taste left by the row lingers, and Australia has seemed to some a rather half-hearted host.

The country’s media has been much quieter on Cop than previous host countries, and although Albanese will speak at the opening of the leaders’ segment, he is unlikely to stay long.

But arcane rules meant the country had to wait its turn to bid, and was then embroiled in an angry row with Turkey over the hosting.

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