<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adelaide will not play host to next year's COP climate summit, with the federal government unable to overcome its stalemate with rival bidder Turkey.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australian officials have conceded to 9News that COP31 next year will simply not happen in the South Australian capital. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>9News understands negotiations are continuing to give some role to Pacific nations, but that Turkey will emerge as the host.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/hannah-mcguire-killer-lachlan-young-mum-debbie-statement/2781e34e-90ac-4d1a-9fa1-76e504298d6e"><strong><span>Hannah McGuire's mum slams 'out-of-proportion' sentence handed to her killer</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The conference would have seen up to 50,000 delegates descend on Adelaide for two weeks of meetings and seminars.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Both the federal and state governments have already committed millions of dollars preparing for the event to come to South Australia, with a specialist police squad formed to prepare security measures.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Treasurer Jim Chalmers said this afternoon that Australia will still be involved regardless of where the event lands.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/australia-wont-host-cop31/78427091-dc31-400d-a012-8f75a0690cda" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tropical-cyclone-fina-forms-off-northern-australia/0f75ced2-f1e6-4274-b200-b40b8d939bd0"><strong><span>Tropical Cyclone Fina intensifying faster than expected, forecasters warn</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are trying to get the best outcome here for the planet and for the global economy and regardless of where it is held, we will continue to play a leadership role in that," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>COP31 was predicted to cost Australia more than $1 billion, but would have brought South Australia close to half of that in economic revenue.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's unclear whether the millions already spent can be used for another major event in Adelaide.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of </span></em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>