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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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.
The UN pre-COP forum began Monday in Nadi, Fiji, where Pacific rulers seek to draw global attention to the threat to their existence from climate change.
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