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EPISODE · Nov 20, 2025 · 32 MIN

COP30, Belem, Brasil - Austrailia surrenders to Turkey, but according to Climate and Energy Minister, Chris Bowen, it's a win!

from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean

Australia's Climate and Energy Minister, Chris Bowen (pictured), is attending climate talks in Belem, Brazil, at COP30. However, the talks have gone a little awry for Australia, as it has ceded COP31 to Turkey."Australia can win big international bids when it wants. This was an omnishambles";"Anger, questions over Albanese’s call to concede COP to Turkey";"‘Avoidable failures’: Government defies watchdog on compensation for flood victims";"The Accidental Activist, Madeleine Serle";"Australia beaten by the Turks. Don’t mention the war";"Victoria’s EV battle: Should non-drivers pay for roadside chargers?";"World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds".

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