Pacific nations demand greater ambition despite COP29’s landmark $300 billion climate finance goal to address escalating global climate crises
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40 by 40: Pacific Islands target for reduction of plastic production
Pacific Islands are urging for a 40 percent reduction in plastic polymer production by 2040 at global treaty talks, highlighting the urgent need to combat escalating plastic pollution and its environmental impacts
Pacific Islands push for emissions and releases to be in new Plastics Treaty
Pacific negotiators at INC5 are advocating for a robust plastics treaty to address emissions, releases, and the full lifecycle of plastics, emphasising upstream reduction to protect health and the environment
COP29 Falls short: A betrayal of the vulnerable and failure of leadership
Civil society organisations have condemned COP29 as a catastrophic failure, accusing wealthy nations of betraying vulnerable communities by neglecting climate justice, equity, and adequate finance commitments
“We will not accept a treaty that does not recognise the special circumstances of SIDS”- Samoa as AOSIS chair
AOSIS demands that the global plastic pollution treaty at INC-5 recognise the unique vulnerabilities of SIDS, calling for stronger legal obligations and financial support to address the crisis
INC-5 ‘moment of truth’ for plastics treaty talks
As INC-5 on plastic pollution convenes in Busan, global leaders urge negotiators to take decisive action to protect the planet from the mounting crisis of plastic pollution before it causes irreversible harm
COP29 finance target must still deliver on trillions of dollars in debt-free commitments for meaningful climate action
Civil society at COP29 criticises draft texts on climate finance and mitigation for lacking the ambition and funding needed to phase out fossil fuels and protect vulnerable nations
“1.5 to Stay Alive”: SPREP DG Nawadra urge action at COP29, Warn of existential threats
At COP29, the SPREP Director General urged world leaders to secure a meaningful climate agreement, emphasising that for PSIDS, survival hinges on limiting global warming to 1.5°C
Federated States of Micronesia call out fossil fuel industry at COP29
FSM’s Permanent Representative at COP29 called for swift global action to phase out fossil fuels and address climate finance needs
Samoa, as Chair of Alliance of Small Island States, call for “climate justice” for the unheard
As AOSIS Chair, Samoa urged world leaders at COP29 to prioritise climate justice and provide substantial financial support for adaptation, mitigation, and loss and damage to protect vulnerable communities