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Pacific church leader tells Scott Morrison ‘each lump of coal is a nail in our coffins’
MADRID, Dec 9, 2019 – The General Secretary for the Pacific Conference of Churches has told Scott Morrison that the coal industry is killing the Pacific region. The General Secretary of the Pacific Council of Churches, Fijian clergyman and climate advocate Reverend James Bhagwan made the incendiary remarks on Day 8 of the COP25 climate conference…
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Pacific region can’t afford another climate groundhog day
As world leaders gather in Madrid this week for the COP25 UN Climate Change conference, we find ourselves at a critical moment in the climate emergency, writes Joseph Moeono-Kolio, Head of Greenpeace Pacific. Pacific Island Represent! activists joined community members in Navutulevu Village on the Coral Coast to raise awareness about climate change, and plant…
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Fighting climate change from the frontlines
It’s time for rich and high polluting countries to step up their efforts and take real action on climate change as world leaders head to the United Nations climate change conference – COP24 – in Katowice in a few days’ time. The urgent need for world leaders to commit to a plan that will save…
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Countries most vulnerable to climate change urge rich nations to step up
MAJURO, Nov 23, 2018 – The developing nations most at risk due to climate change have urged the leaders of the world’s biggest polluting countries to step up their ambition to match the scale of the climate crisis.At the just concluded Climate Vulnerable Forum’s (CVF) Virtual Summit, CVF nations showed leadership and committed themselves to…
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The world’s first online climate summit kicks off today and here’s why you should care
Today in the Marshall Islands, the world’s first online climate summit kicks off – the Virtual Climate Summit. It’s a bit of a big deal. Here’s why: 1. With the end of the year almost in sight, it’s probably safe to declare that 2018 was the climate year. Fires raged, temperatures soared and hurricanes hit.…
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More than 100 Marshallese call for developed countries to step up their climate action ahead of CVF Summit
Majuro, Marshall Islands, 17 November 2018 – More than 100 Marshallese activists have rallied off the coast of the nation’s capital, demanding that leaders of developed nations dramatically upscale their plans to limit global warming.The activities are in the lead up to the Marshall Islands-hosted virtual summit of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) on November…
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World leaders need to step up
To avoid catastrophic climate change, we need a rescue plan for our planet now. This year, the United Nations’ top scientists released a climate rescue plan for our planet. It sets out what we need to do to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees. That means giving us in the Pacific, and others on the…
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World’s most vulnerable nations demand rich countries act now over climate change
Vulnerable economies call for accelerated financial shift V20 Group fears carbon-intensive energy systems could impair economic stability Bali, Indonesia, 14 October 2018: Finance ministers from the V20 Group of climate vulnerable nations today issued a plea for large-scale shifts to global investment – shifts required if the global community is to embark on the transformational…
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Feeling bad about your contribution to climate change? Don’t.
You’d be forgiven for feeling guilty about your contribution to climate change, but blaming yourself is a recipe for disaster. You’ve probably heard a lot about what you can do to reduce your personal carbon footprint in the past few days. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great to be doing your part! We all have…
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Can we still stop catastrophic climate change?
Can we still stop catastrophic climate change? The United Nations chief body of climate scientists has just released a report on what we need to do. My name is Samu. I’m writing to you from Namatakula, Fiji. Here in our village, we’re fighting to stop rising seawater by planting mangroves, but our efforts are simply not…