Tens of thousands of delegates have descended on a small town in Brazil for annual climate change talks, where adaptation, forests, finance and fossil fuels are set to dominate.

Formal negotiations will kick off on Monday following a meeting of heads of state last week in Belem, the gateway to the Amazon rainforest.

Australian Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is due to attend the two-week Conference of the Parties summit, where last-minute lobbying for the rights to host the next round of United Nations climate talks will be a priority.

The Australia-Pacific co-bid has stalled as a competing bid from Turkey remains in play, with no location set and just 12 months to prepare.

Australia has been gunning to host the 2026 conference to attract international investment in clean indus

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