Energy Minister Chris Bowen says he'll stand his ground and won't back down over the right to host the world's most important climate meeting, despite rival bidder Turkey's determination to do the same.

The two nations have been locked in a months-long stand-off, even though Australia has secured "overwhelming support" to bring COP31 Down Under.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan earlier in November in a bid to resolve the tussle.

The United Nations' annual Conference of the Parties lacks provisions to break deadlocks over such disputes, with the scenario relying on one side or the other voluntarily withdrawing.

However, Mr Bowen said Australia remained committed.

"We have the overwhelming support of the world to host" the 2026 conference, he tol

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