‘No time to lose’ curbing greenhouse gases: WMO
Last year, heat-trapping greenhouse gases reached a new record, surging above the planet's 2011-2020 average, and has continued in 2021, according to a new...
COP26: Commit to Action, Not Words
By Sivendra Michael
As leaders prepare for the 26th Climate Change Conference in Glasgow next week, tensions mount up on the inadequate representation of Pacific...
No Vanuatu Government delegates traveling to COP26
The Vanuatu Government will not be sending delegates to this year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) starting soon in Scotland, due to COVID-19.
The National...
Former PMs apologise to Pacific leaders for Australia’s apathy on climate crisis
Former Australian prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull, and former foreign affairs minister Bob Carr, have accused the Morrison government of “cynical indifference”...
Pacific Island climate groups demand world leaders halt support for fossil fuel
Pacific Island climate action groups have demanded countries including Australia end support for the fossil fuel industry during the COP26 Climate Change Summit in...
Pacific likely to experience double-dip La Niña episode
The Pacific is likely to experience a rare occurrence of what is called a double dip La Niña in the coming months, Climate models...
Nine to twelve tropical cyclones predicted for 2021/2022 cyclone season
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has predicted that between nine to twelve tropical cyclones could impact the the Pacific region...
Glasgow showdown: Pacific Islands demand global leaders bring action, not excuses, to UN summit
By Wesley Morgan, Researcher, Climate Council, and Research Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
The Pacific Islands are at the frontline of climate change....
Pacific Islands Climate Action Network launches Pacific Climate demands
The Pacific Climate Action Network (PICAN) in partnership with Greenpeace Australia Pacific is launching Pacific COP26 Climate Demands on Friday 22 October 2021 in...
Third of Pacific islands unable to attend Cop26, sparking fears summit will be less...
A third of Pacific small island states and territories do not plan to send any government figures to the COP26 summit in Glasgow due...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
Vanuatu leader of the Opposition and President of the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP), Ishmael Kalsakau, welcomed Wednesday's decision of the Court of Appeal...
Australian diplomacy must be principled, agile and proactive: DFAT Secretary Adams
Australia’s top diplomat says Australian diplomacy is being reshaped to meet a more dangerous and complex world, with a sharper focus on the Indo-Pacific,...
Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...