Press Release – Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat March 1, 2021, PIF HQ, Suva The Pacific is deeply concerned with the findings of the Initial NDC Synthesis Report from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, confirming that current levels of climate …
March 1, 2021, PIF HQ, Suva The Pacific is deeply concerned with the findings of the Initial NDC Synthesis Report from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, confirming that current levels of climate action are not enough to put the world on a 1.5°C pathway by the end of this century.
Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Honourable Kausea Natano says citizens everywhere “should be alarmed by the growing gap between words and action when it comes to honouring the Paris Agreement. In 2015, most of the world agreed to limit global warming to 1.5°C. This is a legally binding target based on science. It is frustrating to read
A leading international climate analyst says there will have to be a strong strategic positioning to ensure the Pacific gets the outcomes it needs for the region at next year s COP26 in the United Kingdom.
Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano addresses the UN on climate change.
Photo: Supplied/UN
Samoan-born, New Zealand-based climate scientist Penehuro Lefale said the world s reliance on oil, gas and coal and its inability to find alternatives for clean fuel was the problem to the climate crisis.
His comments come as Pacific Islands Forum leaders meet to demand urgent climate action ahead of UN talks on the issue this weekend.