Australia Has Begun a Climate Charm Offensive to Land UN Summit
- Country wants to host COP31 forum with Pacific island nations
- Government buoyed by domestic deal on key emissions policy
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Coal-rich Australia, a block on international climate progress for much of the past decade, is on a charm offensive to showcase its new zeal for emissions reduction and to win backing to host a key UN summit.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor government, which has legislated more ambitious action on greenhouse gases since winning office in May, wants global support for a plan for the 31st United Nations Conference of the Parties — better known as COP31 — to take place in Australia and Pacific nations in 2026.