Palau and U.S Climate Envoy partnership call for major initiatives to be prepared for announcement at the Our Ocean Conference in 2022
Category: Our region
Tuvalu’s Future Now Project: preparing for climate change in the worst-case scenario
Tuvalu’s Future Now Project takes a proactive stance toward what has been highlighted as the potential worst-case scenario for Tuvalu under climate change: Simon Kofe
Fiji PM meet UN chief, extremely concerned that the world is heading to the wrong side of 1.5 degrees warming
Fijian PM told the UN SG that any scope of stability will be lost without collective global action to address the underlying threat of climate crisis
Vanuatu calls for pressure on State Parties yet to submit NDCs in-line with 1.5-degree pathways
Vanuatu has urged parties in the COP26 negotiations to have new and updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) that represent the highest possible ambition.
Marshall Islands push to keep 1.5c alive as world on track for disastrous heating
Climate envoy told COP26 to focus on increasing the 2030 mitigation ambition. “As the Marshall Islands envoy, I can’t accept that failure. Failure is accepting that perhaps there isn’t a future for my country.”
Forum SG calls on world leaders to accelerate work on loss and damage, oceans
Forum SG says limiting warming to 1.5 degrees “is our survival roadmap” whilst calling on world leaders to accelerate work on loss and damage and oceans
AOSIS not happy with COP26 draft text
AOSIS warned that the language in the COP26 draft text is not strong enough to prevent dangerous warming and keep 1.5C within reach
1.5C limit is non-negotiable, PSIDS tells COP26
PSIDS urged all nations to make COP26 a turning point in collective efforts to raise the level of ambition and save the planet for future generations
World needs urgent and ambitious action right now!
SG Puna says adaptation science, knowledge and investment are critical to prepare and protect our Blue Pacific at the launch of the ROAR initiative
Forum Chair calls for APEC countries to combat climate change
Pacific cannot overstate the urgency of taking the actions necessary to make net-zero emissions achievable by all, says Bainimarama