Turkey wants to host next year's UN climate change talks and is prepared to do so independently if consensus on co-presidency cannot be reached, a Turkish diplomatic source told AFP Sunday.

Australia and Turkey are locked in a stalemate over who should host the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in 2026.

The host is selected by consensus, so unless Australia or Turkey withdraws its bid or the countries somehow agree to share the duty, both will miss out.

If no consensus is reached, the summit would revert to Bonn, the western German city that hosts the UN's climate secretariat.

The Turkish source said discussions with Australia on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly's annual meetings initially yielded mutual understanding, including proposals for joint managemen

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