COP31’s coal credibility test starts in Fiji

About 4,000 people have gathered in Fiji for the preparatory meeting ahead of COP31, but Australia’s bigger test is whether it can turn climate-host credentials into a credible energy-transition agenda. Campaign group 350.org is urging Australia and Turkey, the summit’s hosts, to set a coal phase-out date and publish roadmaps away from fossil fuels. That puts the coal supply chain—not the conference stage—at the centre of the scrutiny.

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