Mixed start for pre-Cop as just two non-Pacific leaders accept Australian invitation to climate summit

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Anthony Albanese joins about 4,000 people in Fiji for preparatory meeting for year-ending Cop31 UN climate summit Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese,…

Key facts

  • Anthony Albanese joins about 4,000 people in Fiji for preparatory meeting for year-ending Cop31 UN climate summit Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese,…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:52:03 UTC.

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  1. UN ‘pre-COP’ climate summit kicks off in Fiji

  2. CNBC Daily Open: America sneezes, Europe starts to catch the cold

  3. Australia experiences second hottest September on record as El Niño and climate crisis combine

  4. Supreme Court's new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case

  5. Mixed start for pre-Cop as just two non-Pacific leaders accept Australian invitation to climate summit

  6. The Republican consensus on Israel is starting to fracture

  7. SCOTUS hears major climate change case. And, Brazil's presidential race goes to runoff

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