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Yes, the COP climate talks are far from perfect. But they still hold the power for change

By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW

This week, around 80 world leaders – including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese – will descend on the coastal Turkish city of Antalya for the annual United Nations climate summit, COP31. For the first time, the summit duties will be shared; Turkey will play host, while Australia leads negotiations.

At home, these national leaders have no shortage of issues to contend with: the challenges of AI,…

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