Australia will be the President for Negotiations at the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to be held in November 2026.

Working in partnership with Türkiye, Australia will play a unique role in progressing climate action and unlocking action on climate change mitigation in our region and beyond. 

Climateworks is working with partners in the Maximum Ambition Coalition (MAX) to leverage Australia’s comparative advantage in the lead-up to COP31.

What we are doing 

MAX is an action oriented coalition supporting Australia in its role as President of Negotiations of COP31 to deliver a COP that aligns with the Paris Agreement’s goals to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, while increasing prosperity.

MAX is focused on adopting a dynamic and evidence-based approach to develop and implement ambitious climate ideas and initiatives. Our efforts are centred on supporting Australia’s unique role at COP31, with a particular emphasis on climate mitigation. 

By working collaboratively, we amplify the voices of our partners, ensuring our collective goals are achieved and exceeded. This unified approach strengthens our influence and ability to shape key decisions to further climate ambition.

MAX will:

• Support a strong enabling environment for Australia’s COP31 agenda 
• Identify key intervention points to lift climate ambition and unlock action on climate change mitigation in our region and beyond
• Develop signature COP31 initiatives to raise global ambition
• Build momentum for regional decarbonisation.

Current MAX members include the Australian Industry Group, Australian Sustainable Finance Institute, Clean Energy Investor Group, Climate Resource, Climateworks Centre, Energy Efficiency Council, Investor Group on Climate Change, Lowy Institute, Principles for Responsible Investment, Smart Energy Council, The Superpower Institute and the UN Global Compact Network Australia.

Climateworks would like to acknowledge the support of The Myer Foundation for this critical work.