Turkey and Australia's fossil fuel expansion raises credibility questions ahead of COP31

Both nations, slated to host the 2025 and 2026 climate conferences respectively, are expanding coal, oil and gas production while lacking their own timelines for phasing out fossil fuels, drawing criticism from climate experts.

First covered Sep 18, 2026 · 5:54 AM PT · 1 article

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8d Climate Home News Fossil fuel expansion threatens COP31 hosts’ credibility, experts warn — Türkiye and Australia are pushing coal, oil and gas at home with no national timeline for their own fossil fuel phase-out The post Fossil fuel expansion…

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ca1-clm.edcdn.com Aus Ffpo Sep2026 Fullreport (ca1-clm.edcdn.com)

climateactiontracker.org Cat 2026 09 22 Briefing Turkiye Powersectortransformation (climateactiontracker.org)

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