COP31 Compromise: Pacific Nations maintain influence despite hosting setback
Pacific leaders say the compromise that will see Türkiye host COP31 while Australia lead the negotiations still offers the region a meaningful platform to...
Pacific climate leaders ‘deeply disappointed’ as Australia loses bit to host COP31
Pacific climate leaders are disappointed that Australia has lost the bid to host the United Nations Climate Conference, COP31, in 2026.
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ICJ ruling makes 1.5°C a legal obligation, not a target: OACPS tells COP30
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) has delivered a blunt message to world leaders at COP30, declaring that the new International...
Tuvalu and climate sector want more from Australia
Tuvalu has warned Australia needs to take “true leadership” and match words with action as it assumes a leadership role in global climate negotiations.
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Lift the ban, respect press freedom: Pacific media bodies tell Samoa PM
Pacific media groups have called on Samoa’s Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt to immediately lift his government’s ban on the Samoa Observer, warning...
2025 general elections: Tongatapu 6 sends Tonga’s only woman MP to new Parliament
For the second election in a row, Tongatapu 6 has delivered Tonga’s only woman MP, while every other constituency elected men.
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‘No moment for self-congratulations at COP30-step up and deliver real-world climate results’: Stiell
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has warned countries at COP30 that “this is no moment for self-congratulations,” urging governments and non-state actors...
NGOs lament missed ‘COP opportunity’ for SA and climate
South Australia, climate advocates and the Pacific have united in their disappointment after Australia's failure to secure the 2026 UN climate conference.
Anthony Albanese's government...
Australia backdown hands climate summit to Turkey
Australia will not host the UN's annual climate summit in 2026, instead yielding to a rival bid from Turkey.
Three years of campaigning to bring...
Papua New Guinea ‘not happy’ as Australia walks away from bid to host COP31
Papua New Guinea has voiced frustration after Australia ditched a bid to co-host next year’s UN climate talks with its Pacific island neighbours.
“We are...
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