COP30 –Chaos, Courage, calling: The Pacific’s unbroken call to keep 1.5 alive
COP30 in Belém will be remembered as a collision of hope, heartbreak, and hard truths. The host city, home to the Amazon’s vast lungs became the epicenter of global climate
Pacific CSOs hold regional line at COP
WITH numerous governments, donors, faith groups, and civil society, COP—the annual global climate talks—can be hard to
Time for a Pacific COP – Ardern challenges the world
FORMER New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has called for a Pacific
Pacific delegates safe as COP30 indigenous protest flares
PACIFIC delegates and participants are reportedly unharmed by the unrest which erupted at COP30
Pacific voices rise strong at COP30: The Blue Continent speaks from the heart
“WE are here because we want to demonstrate that our people are people of the ocean. We have nothing much—not a lot of land—but a lot of ocean, and you need to know what we are going
Pacific Farmers head to COP30 in Brazil to discuss direct access to climate finance
PACIFIC farmer-leaders will attend COP30 in Belém, Brazil, to demand that climate finance reach frontline farmers and communities
Pacific calls for urgent climate action as latest UN report warns world is off track
BELÉM, 4 November 2025 – The latest UN Environment Programme Emissions Gap Report 2025 delivers yet another stark warning - the world is still far off track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, with current
Pacific eyes turn to COP30: Hope, skepticism, and the weight of the ICJ ruling
THE stage is set, and Brazil is ready to host COP30 in the coming weeks. But across the Pacific, there’s a quiet mix of anticipation and weariness – a cautious hope that this year’s conference may finally bring
ICJ opinion is ambitious
AT its core, the ICJ ruling compels states to bring more ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) each cycle, with the 1.5°C limit as a legal