Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said that if he is re-elected, his government would back Adelaide to host the annual United Nations Climate Change summit COP31 in 2026.
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Albanese said Australia’s bid to host COP was being made in partnership with Pacific nations.
“One of things that a climate change conference will do is showcase this beautiful city and when you look at the work the premier is doing in renewables, I can’t think of anywhere better than South Australia,” the Prime Minister said while in Adelaide.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said if he wins the May 3 election, he will scrap Labor’s plan to host a future COP.
Dutton said hosting the summit during a cost-of-living crisis was “madness”.
“… The government is planning to spend tens of billions of taxpayer dollars on hosting a COP process that will not bring down power prices and will sign a Labor government up to giving tens or hundreds of millions of dollars out to third party countries,” he said in an interview.
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The host country for COP31 will be decided at this year’s meeting, which is being held in Belém, Brazil, from November 10-21.
