Essay by Eric Worrall
Both host country Turkey and “President of Negotiations” Australia are players in the global coal supply chain – Australia exports, and Turkey imports.
Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal
Global campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuels
Adam Morton in Nadi, Fiji
Mon 5 Oct 2026 01.00 AEDTThe hosts of the next major United Nations climate conference, Turkey and Australia, are facing criticism for being partners in a coal supply chain while remaining near silent on the need for a global deal to rapidly get off fossil fuels.
With the Cop31 summit in the Turkish Mediterranean city of Antalya just a month away, the two countries running the fortnight-long talks have been accused by activists of a “vacuum of action” on plans for a transition away from coal, gas and oil – a key goal of many nations at the talks.
Preparations for Cop31 will kick up a gear this week with a small group of national leaders, including the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, expected to join representatives of more than 50 countries for a preparatory meeting in Fiji and Tuvalu.
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Few leaders from outside the region accepted.
The Fijian government named five expected attenders – from Thailand, Antigua and Barbuda, Cape Verde, the Maldives and Timor-Leste – but some have since cancelled. They include the Thai prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, as Bangkok suffered severe flooding.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/05/australia-and-turkey-criticised-for-hosting-un-climate-conference-while-embracing-coal
As WUWT recently noted, Australia has approved a major coal expansion;
Turkey just had a major Ponzi scheme collapse which seems to have involved people close to the government, and are suffering other serious economic setbacks, so if their economy contracts into a recession they might actually be in a position to report green progress.
What I find most entertaining about this year’s COP is the sheer lack of interest. I mean Australia threw on a free party in Fiji, and ended up having to stuff it full of cronies so they didn’t have too many empty seats.
Lets just say I’m looking forward to November. The no-show list could be more entertaining than the conference.
It would be nice if they put one on and NOBODY showed. Getting closer every year.
Well the “celebrities” will still show up because they have to show their support while flying in on their private jets. Plus the locale hosting these ‘fests always seem to get plenty of call girls to help with any needs these folks need.
‘Global campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuels.’
Members of this ‘group’, as well as any funders, supporters, fellow travelers, or any other wanna be commissars, need to demonstrate that they can avoid being phased-out absent any product or service produced using coal, oil or natural gas.
I would be very happy if someone in the media would ask them, “Right you lot. You want them off coal. What do you intend to do to help them? So, poney up the money or FO.”
Ban coal. Or tax the coal industry for its dirty products.
you are virtuously using a device made of wood, wires naturally worked by a goldsmith and crystal to connect here – promise?
Luddites usually employ the dinosaur fuels. I use nuclear, solar and wind.
But does your auto have coke fired steel? And, as far as fossil fuels, do you have any kind of plastic, medicine, nylon, etc. products in your house? How about insulation in your home, is it all natural fibers like wool or wood shavings?
As usual, Gorman, you mindlessly repeat talking points you read on the internet, but don’t understand the science:
Making plastics does not require burning (combusting) oil; instead, it uses oil and gas as a chemical building block (feedstock) rather than as a fuel source. So no emissions.
Warren,
Ever been on a rig? They require massive amounts of diesel to operate. Or do you still think that oil is produced by using old saddle blankets to soak up oil from natural seeps near places like Titusville, PA?
Let us know when you’ve come to grips with the idea that producing hydrocarbons requires fossil fuels, at which time we can get into their role in transportation, refining and chemical manufacturing.
So when fossil fuels are eliminated, we won’t need diesel engines on oil rigs, will we?
Warren. Making plastic from crude oil typically releases about one-quarter to one-half as much CO₂ to the atmosphere as burning the same crude oil as fuel, because most of the carbon stays locked in the plastic rather than being oxidized.
In 2023, the United States produced about 59 million metric tons of plastic (roughly 130 billion pounds). [statista.com], [statista.com]
A reasonable midpoint estimate is that producing virgin plastic releases about 3 metric tons of CO₂ for every metric ton of plastic produced, excluding the carbon that remains stored in the plastic itself. [ecohedge.com], [carbonfact.com]
Multiplying those together gives approximately 177 million metric tons of CO₂ emitted from extraction, refining, cracking, polymerization, and other production processes associated with U.S. plastic manufacturing in 2023. [statista.com], [statista.com], [ecohedge.com], [carbonfact.com]
That estimate counts only the CO₂ actually released to the atmosphere during production. It does not count the carbon that remains embedded in the finished plastic products.
Thank you.
In 2025
“Of total primary energy consumption 86% came from fossil fuels…..wind and solar just 3%”
Energy Institute ‘2026 Statistical Review of World Energy’ (May 2026)
But new generation being added each year (globally) is ~ 90% solar
China adds a lot of solar every year. China also built 50 cities in which no one lives. How much of China’s solar is merely keeping those cities company and not producing any electricity?
Replying to Beeton is of no use. He is a total ignorant fool.
You have no f*ng clue where your electricity comes from. But that is a minor issue of all the products you use and own that are made from fossil fuels. What did you use to type your ignorant comment with?
You are an ignorant buffoon. Utilities around the world have been selecting solar for about 90% of new generation needs for many years. You apparently are clueless about this rapid adoption of central solar.
I guess this is the reason that as much as 84% of the world’s energy for electricity, industry, agriculture, transportation, heating and lighting y is still being generated by fossil fuels but everyone else is switching to renewables, is that it?
Here you go:
Global use of renewable energy has grown at a record-breaking pace, crossing a historic milestone in 2025 by surpassing coal to become the world’s largest single source of electricity (supplying 33.8% to 34.3% of global power).
Key Growth Metrics & Milestones
Regional Trends
Lets tax anyone called Warren Beeton
How about let’s just go straight to the FO?
Does anyone remember the COP in DUBAI in 2023?
Talk about a total head-scratcher. The only reason Dubai and the UAE are of any value is their reserves of oil.
Germany and France have both produced these so-called phase out roadmaps with just dated wishes, no road and no map.
They do not mention that the roadmap movement is a potential competitor to the COP process. How they handle this in COP 31 will be fun to watch.
See my https://www.cfact.org/2026/08/24/the-transitioning-away-from-fossil-fuels-project-has-become-a-global-program/
“This is the way the world end…Not with a bang but a whimper.” T.S. Eliot, the Hollow Men, 1925
India has officially withdrawn its’ request to host COP 33 … but will continue to support efforts to reduce ff use it it means keeping the West involved so it can pick up the pieces.
“Fossil fuel consumption still dominates in India making up 93% of total energy supply.”
Energy Institute ‘2026 Statistical Review of World Energy’ (May 2026)
I’m still waiting for the day when the world’s nations will admit that these COP conferences are nothing but con-jobs trying to convince the world that is citizens should keep on financing a bunch of climate alarmists with public money to accomplish nothing. It the various representatives were honest, they’d refuse to attend; and if the various governments were responsible, they’d cut funding and let those that want to attend, pay for the privilege out of their own pockets. Then we’d see how many would really be willing to go.
Yeah, but 30,000 people had nice holidays on the taxpayer
Sounds like the North or South poles would be the only acceptable places to host the next COP.
Everywhere else on the planet uses carbon in one form or another to stay alive.
No they don’t. Try inhaling pure CO2.
finally let loose your inner troll, twit!
If it wasn’t for CO2 you would stop breathing.
That’s the most fatuous comment you’ve ever made, which is impressive, considering your usual comments hit the bar of ‘a cat walked across a keyboard and felt proud of itself.’
My comment doesn’t quite match the baloney of “CO2 is good for you”
Please refer to John H’s comment above.
Without CO2 you and all life on this planet wouldn’t exist. Although with you no longer here would be a plus.
Doesn’t it make your voice sound funny?
No, that would be helium.
Try eating non-CO2 produced food!
After you try breathing pure CO2
Wow, you’ve outdone yourself in the fatuous comments stakes, well done
The station at the South Pole uses “carbon” in the form of diesel generators among other things so that just leaves the North Pole.
if the international sisterhood of whores and hookers voted to boycott, this cop thingy thing would be over with yesterday.
I’m in the business. In the leases my company’s leases holds maybe 2% at Resource level of the entire theoretical coal in the ground as defined by contiguous coal outcrops, the right geologic strata, and lack of known regional level cutoffs that would prove the end of the coal bearing strata on over 160km (100 miles) strike length of known repeating coal bearing strata. Mountain building caused the original Sedimentary strata to fold, bend, and repeat. It costs money now to get Geologic Resource level exploration, let alone the extra hurdles of mine permitting and planning to get to Reserve status.
In the event that Peak Oil DOES occur then the future of diesel (and possibly gasoline) will be catalytically cracking it from coal. Just ask the South Africans: it can be done but it’s more expensive than contemporary (and likely future) oil production so market economics dictate against it in most likely futures. If the Malthusian Peak Oil predictions are true this time though (we won’t talk about its past failures, ignoring most geologic history is needed to a a catastrophist of any type) then we’ve got you covered for at least several hundred years ensuring there can be a continuous supply.
The lead article uses “green progress” which is an oxymoron.
The green way has always been against progress. There have been 10 green NO votes for every single YES vote when project approvals are discussed.
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The green vote in elections seldom gets past 12%, so greens almost never get to govern with an electoral majority. By default, they have to deals with other parties, who are often reluctant. The green blob would quickly be eliminated if these other parties grew a pair and adopted a strong policy of “Make no deals with greens.”
Simples.
Geoff S
Says the proponent of dirty coal
Peacock coal is pretty. 🙂
The hypocrisy is the belief that any idiot can do science, and that it should stand as a credible explanation for the behavior of the climate.
Oh, so “climate” is a demi-god with its own chosen behaviour now.
There are climates, and they are derivative of the behaviour of different parts of the surface of the planet.
You seem to be living up (or rather down) to the level of self proclaimed scientific revelation -/ or mysticism
That sounds exactly like you. You scored an own goal. 😉
You seem to be living up (or rather down) to the level of self proclaimed scientific revelation -/ or mysticism
I wonder how Morton made that bucket list trip without using reliable fuels