Cook Islands PM repeats calls for international recognition of climate
The Cook Islands Prime Minister is calling on the international finance community to recognise the debt small island states are taking on for climate...
Some positives were achieved in COP26: UN
United Nations Resident Coordinator to Fiji Sanaka Samarasinha says it is important to note that there were some successes achieved at the COP26 in...
New Report paves the way for Pacific Sea turtle extinction risk model
A report released today by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is the first step towards assessing the risk of extinction...
Tuvalu’s ‘underwater’ COP26 speech caught everyone by surprise, even the country’s PM
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) address delivered by the foreign minister of Tuvalu, Simon Kofe, went viral. But his creative thinking...
South Korea, Pacific islands hold FM talks
Foreign ministers from South Korea and 14 Pacific island countries held virtual talks on Tuesday during which they agreed to hold a summit of...
Pacific delegates condemn ‘monumental failure’ that leaves islands in peril
Representatives particularly disappointed by softened language on coal and a lack of funding to pay for loss and damages
Pacific representatives and negotiators have condemned...
COP26 keeps 1.5C alive and finalises Paris Agreement
COP26 has concluded in Glasgow Saturday with nearly 200 countries agreeing the Glasgow Climate Pact to keep 1.5C alive and finalise the outstanding elements...
Glasgow climate talks spill over to Saturday
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
Negotiations to reach a climate deal at a the Climate Change summit in Glasgow will continue Saturday, after a Friday...
Pacific negotiators outnumbered at COP26, Fiji PM not happy with UKCOP draft text
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
Pacific Island negotiators are outnumbered by fossil fuel reps at COP26 by more than 12 to 1.
Forum Chair and Fijian...
Time running out as negotiators scramble to finalise the UK COP26 Agreement
By Pita Ligaiula in Glasgow
Time is running out for COP26 negotiators to finalise an agreement as the climate change meeting wraps up Friday in...
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Energy experts from across the Pacific have warned the transition to renewable energy must learn from the past, speaking at a panel during the...