Vanuatu's parliament has declared a climate emergency. Prime Minister Bob Loughman said rising sea levels and severe weather were already disproportionately affecting the Pacific. He outlined the country's enhanced commitment to the Paris agreement to be reached by 2030 at the cost of at least US$1.2 billion.
Vanuatu’s parliament has declared a climate emergency, with the low-lying Pacific island nation’s prime minister flagging a US$1.2-billion cost to protect his country from the impacts of climate change.
Vanuatu's parliament has declared a climate emergency, with the low-lying island nation's prime minister flagging a US$1.2 billion cost to cushion climate change's impacts on his country.