The world could hit 1.5C warming in a decade. That’s terrible news for the Pacific
By Mark Howden and Morgan Wairiu
A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that the world may warm by...
There’s no time left for empty promises says Pacific climate activist
The Pacific's coral reef systems and coastal fisheries are set for extinction if wealthy nations don't drastically and immediately cut greenhouse gas emissions.
An Intergovernmetal...
UN report a “looming line in the sand for the Pacific”
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Extinction of Small States is the price of inaction against Climate Change
Only rapid and drastic action against climate change can prevent a climate breakdown, according to the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released...
IPCC report: ‘Code red’ for human driven global heating, warns UN chief
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IPCC report shows ‘possible loss of entire countries within the century’
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UK calls for greater global ambition as UN finds world warming faster than previously estimated
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No signs of Delta mutation in Fiji
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