SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Energy Minister Chris Bowen said he would travel on Saturday to the COP30 climate summit in Brazil to push for Australia to host next year’s summit, amid a stand-off with rival bidder Turkey.

Australia and Turkey submitted bids in 2022 to host the United Nations climate conference and both countries have refused to concede to the other ever since. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this month wrote to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in an attempt to resolve the long-running tussle.

Bowen said in a statement that he would advocate strongly for Australia and highlight its clean energy industry at the summit in the Amazon city of Belem.

Australia wanted to host next year’s summit with Pacific island nations for the first time and show how to fight tog

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