World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battle
Only a handful of world leaders are expected, and Pacific officials say the talks will press for stronger climate finance and a firmer 1.5C target.
- On Monday, delegates and leaders will gather in Fiji and Tuvalu for the pre-COP climate conference, though Australia's efforts to center Pacific island nations have fallen short with few leaders from outside the region confirming attendance.
- Australia bowed out of hosting COP31 to Turkey in a deal that allowed Canberra to preside over negotiations and bring preparatory talks to the Pacific, an event organizers initially sought to turn into a headline-grabbing moment.
- While organizers confirmed attendance from leaders of Antigua and Barbuda, Cabo Verde, Thailand, the Maldives and East Timor, opposition parties branded the low turnout a "diplomatic disaster" as fewer than a dozen world leaders confirmed their presence.
- Tuvalu Climate Minister Maina Talia said leaders will see reclaimed land and solar projects, warning, "Our fate will be defined by the major polluters," during their roughly one-day visit to the atoll home to around 10,000 people.
- Negotiations in November at COP31 in Turkey will focus on implementing existing climate commitments, as the UN reports developing countries need up to US$365 billion for adaptation, yet only US$26 billion was available in 2023.
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Pacific nations seek to entrench 1.5-degree target in COP climate talks
By Peter HobsonNADI, Fiji, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The world must increase its efforts to reduce emissions in order to keep global temperature rises beneath 1.5 degrees Celsius and limit the impact of rising seas and extreme weather, delegates gathered at a climate conference in Fiji said on Wednesday. Pacific nations that are among the world’s most vulnerable to climate change are trying to lock their priorities into global climate negotiations at th…
Leaders visit Pacific’s Tuvalu on frontline of climate change
Pacific leaders attend a Pacific Pre-COP31 leaders event in Funafuti, Tuvalu. (AFP pic)FUNAFUTI: More than a dozen leaders visited the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu on Tuesday for a brief look at a once-vibrant ecosystem wiped out due to climate change.The trip took place on the sidelines of the Pacific "pre-COP" gathering hosted by Fiji and aimed at drawing the world's attention to life on the frontline of global warming.The meetings are a prec…
Tuvalu is hosting the Pacific Pre-COP. The small island nation is one of the places in the world where the consequences of rising sea levels may become most tangible.
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