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Home » Article » Opinion

Category: Opinion

As Pacific islanders, we bear the brunt of the climate crisis. The time to end fossil fuel dependence is now

By Ralph Regenvanu and Seve Paeniu March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

Pacific ministers urged all countries to end fossil fuel dependence and transition towards renewable energy to mitigate the impacts of climate change on vulnerable nations

Op-Ed: Releasing Fukushima’s radioactive water won’t cause harm

By Nigel Marks, Brendan Kennedy and Tony Irwin March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

The release of Fukushima’s radioactive water into the Pacific ocean won’t cause harm, Professors write

Japan’s decision to discharge radioactively contaminated wastewater into Pacific Ocean is dangerous

By Joseph Veramu March 14, 2023March 14, 2023

Pacific islanders are distressed and hoping Japan does not have the heart of aggression as Japan stands firm in its stance that planned radioactive dumping into the Pacific Ocean is safe, despite opposition from Pacific leaders and local fishermen

Tonga – On the frontline of sea level rise

By Martin Barriteau February 16, 2023February 16, 2023

Early data from the January tsunami indicates that Tonga needs to add another metre to its sea walls to be safe from future tsunamis, writes Commonwealth National Climate Finance Adviser

Why the one Pacific voice matters in global effort to end plastic pollution, as we look towards INC2 in Paris

By Anthony Talouli February 14, 2023February 16, 2023

One Pacific voice is important to address plastic pollution as Pacific Island countries are grossly and disproportionately affected by the impact of this escalating crisis, says Anthony Talouli

Op-Ed: In a sea of climate disappointment, the ocean must take centre stage in all future climate discussions

By Avatar photoSanjeshni Kumar December 6, 2022December 6, 2022

As we move forward under the 2050 Strategy, we must continue to push for a greater oceans focus in the UNFCCC process and create a unified regional ocean-climate action agenda to address climate change in the Pacific, writes SG Puna

$10 billion Pacific skipjack Tuna Fishery could soon be better protected

By Glen Holmes and Dave Gershman November 30, 2022November 30, 2022

A new fisheries management approach under consideration would improve sustainability for skipjack tuna stock in the western and central Pacific Ocean, write authors

‘When a cyclone hits a thatched hut in the Pacific Islands, it’s raw and scary’

By Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson November 25, 2022November 25, 2022

As Pacific islanders experience extreme cyclones, what becomes of those in thatched fales? Where do they seek refuge when their homes are destroyed and they do not have the resources to build back?, writes Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson

The Pacific is now out of time, Vanuatu’s former PM

By Sibete Ietaake November 17, 2022November 17, 2022

Vanuatu’s former PM fears that the Pacific is now out of time and will succumb to climate change, an existential threat that affects the livelihoods, security, and well-being of Pacific islanders

In 1991, tiny Vanuatu already nailed the climate conversation

By John Sutter November 14, 2022November 15, 2022

More than 30 years since Vanuatu raised the question “Who should pay for climate catastrophe?”, the issue of irreversible “loss and damage” from the climate crisis is set to be one of the central issues at COP27

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