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Pacific leaders declare 'climate emergency' in PIF statement, praise Australia's move to lift emissions reduction target

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Leaders of vulnerable Pacific islands demand "urgent, immediate" global action on climate change. Island leaders warn time is running out to avoid "worst-case scenarios" that would see their countries subsumed or rendered uninhabitable by ever-fiercer storms. Pacific Islands Forum summit is the first to be held in person since the pandemic began.

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Pacific island national leaders declare climate emergency

Pacific island national leaders have declared a climate emergency and agreed to try to bring Kiribati back to the region’s main diplomatic grouping. Kiribati announced it had withdrawn from the

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Pacific island national leaders declare climate emergency

Pacific island national leaders have declared a climate emergency and agreed to try to bring Kiribati back to the region’s main diplomatic grouping

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Irish Independent

Pacific island national leaders declare climate emergency

Pacific island national leaders have declared a climate emergency and agreed to try to bring Kiribati back to the region’s main diplomatic grouping.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Albanese declares ‘climate emergency’ as Pacific leaders tell Australia to do more

The emissions targets agreed on by Pacific leaders to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees will put pressure on Australia to lift its climate change ambition.

2 years ago·Sydney, Australia

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Pacific island national leaders declare climate emergency - Local News 8

SUVA, Fiji (AP) — Pacific island national leaders have declared a climate emergency and agreed to try to bring Kiribati back to the region’s main diplomatic grouping. Kiribati announced it had withdrawn from the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum ahead of a leaders’ summit in Fiji this week. The move was seen as a sign of China’s growing influence in the region. Australian Associated Press reported after seeing a soon-to-be released communique that…

2 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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