COP26 closes with countries agreeing on the Glasgow Climate Pact to keep 1.5C alive and finalise the outstanding elements of the Paris Agreement
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Posted inStory / Our region
Pacific negotiators outnumbered at COP26, Fiji PM not happy with UKCOP draft text
Bainimarama welcomed China and the USA announcement to work together on cutting down greenhouse gas emissions over a decade
Posted inStory / Palau
Palau and U.S Climate Envoy lay a 90-day challenge at COP26
Palau and U.S Climate Envoy partnership call for major initiatives to be prepared for announcement at the Our Ocean Conference in 2022
Posted inStory / Tuvalu
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
Posted inStory / Fiji
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
Posted inStory / Vanuatu
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.
Posted inStory / Marshall Islands
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.”
Posted inStory / Our region
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
Posted inStory / Our region
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
Posted inStory / Our region
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