Pacific negotiators frustrated by ‘slow process’ of climate talks

Pacific climate leaders were frustrated by the sluggish rate of progress made during the first week of the UN climate meeting in Azerbaijan. RNZ PACIFIC reports that the big goal of this COP is to increase annual

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Fiji partners with NGOs at COP29

The UNFCC Conference of the Parties (COP29) is, in the words of Dr Sivendra Michael, Fiji’s country leadand Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, “not an exciting journey. It is a

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Australia accused of ‘exporting climate destruction’ on tiny Pacific neighbours with massive gas expansion plans

Pacific governments at the UN climate summit are criticising Australia’s plans for a massive gas industry expansion in Western Australia, saying it could result in 125 times more greenhouse gas emissions than their

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COP29: Pacific climate finance needs top $2billion

Economic modelling released at the COP29 climate conference on Thursday revealed Pacific nations need at least US$1.5 billion (AUD$2.3 billion) per year in climate

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Opinion: Australia and the Pacific are in prime position to host landmark COP31 summit

An announcement about who will host the 2026 UN climate summit is expected during COP29 discussions in Baku,

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What these Pacific youth leaders want to see come out of COP29

Pacific Island youth leaders say the stakes couldn't be higher at this year's United Nations climate

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Pacific nations don’t want ‘boomerang aid’ for climate

Pacific Island experts are demanding their experience, and history is better understood to inform local and global climate

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Trump, 1.5 C breach weigh on UN COP climate finance talks

Pacific delegates fear the implications of a Trump presidency and breach of the 1.5-degree Celsius warming target will overshadow negotiations on climate

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Experts ask if COP meetings are delivering for the Pacific

Pacific Polytech organised a panel discussion on the effectiveness of Conference of Parties meetings, where experts and officials discussed the ongoing challenges and opportunities presented by these global climate

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Opinion: How Azerbaijan put a climate advocate in prison ahead of COP29

The abundance of natural resources has enabled reprisals against those who speak out about the grim future to come. My husband, Farid Mehralizada, is one of those who faced such a consequence, writes Nargiz

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COP29 – Action, Not Talk

PACIFIC leaders head for Azerbaijan and COP29 in November, buoyed by recognition at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa of the dangers of climate change to the region and the

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PNG will not attend UN COP29 summit: Foreign Minister Tkatchenko

Papua New Guinea will not attend the 29th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (UNFCCC COP29) this year.

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