Pacific civil society groups urged world leaders to phase out all fossil fuels and throw every effort behind to preserve a 1.5-degree lifeline following commitment to a loss and damage finance facility at COP27
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COP27 closes with deal on loss and damage: ‘A step towards justice’, says UN chief
COP27 closes with the establishment of a funding mechanism to compensate vulnerable nations for ‘loss and damage’ from climate-induced disasters
COP27: Keep 1.5 alive and phase out all fossil fuels
Pacific civil society organisations stood firm to keep 1.5 alive and phase out all fossil fuels at COP27
At COP27, SPREP and CSIRO sign partnership to benefit Pacific communities
A new partnership to help Pacific region, suffering from the impacts of climate change, to build the capacity of their own national scientific and research organisations to enable the collection of environmental data, analysis and interpretation
Nauru laments failure and lack of care from “those with real power”
Nauru told world leaders that “people with real power” do not care about communities that will be displaced and destroyed. Many of these communities are in the Pacific region
Pacific nations share carbon market experiences at COP27
Pacific shared their experiences on carbon markets and how they can be used to deliver emission reductions while maintaining environmental integrity
PSIDS political champion tells world leaders to match ambition with commitment in the COP27 negotiations
PSIDS political champion urged world leaders to match their global climate ambitions. “What leaders are promising does not match what their negotiators are saying.”
Ten years of loss and damage finance = one year of fossil fuel subsidies
A new report by Greenpeace Australia Pacific discovers that one year of fossil fuel subsidies in Australia could fund up to ten years’ worth of loss and damages in Pacific islands
Pacific nations find hope despite pushback on loss and damage
Pacific island nations most likely not to meet goal of loss and damage funding in COP27, but still remain hopeful to achieve it in future global summits
Pacific islanders present historic declaration to leaders at COP27
Pacific island youth present declaration that calls for justice, equity and inclusion for all Pacific communities at the frontlines of being deeply impacted by the climate crisis