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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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Where’s your plan, Scott Morrison? Share this video!
|Pacific Island Represent! activists joined community members in Navutulevu Village on the Coral Coast to raise awareness about climate change, and plant mangroves to slow down coastal erosion.| Watch our video about the IPCC’s 1.5 Degree report, then click to share it with your friends on Facebook, or Twitter! SHARE ON FACEBOOK SHARE ON TWITTER …
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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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The courage of climate hope
Making sense of a 1.5 degree world Greenpeace and Tcktcktck volunteers raise a wind turbine on the beach at dawn in Durban, South Africa. To send a message of hope for the latest round of UN climate change talks opening here on Monday. Campaigners say Durban must be a new dawn for the international negotiations…
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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…
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Marshall Islands deliver a moral call to arms to high-polluting nations
September 24, 2018: Greenpeace Australia Pacific congratulates the people of the Marshall Islands and their President, Dr Hilda Heine, on continuing to demonstrate moral leadership on the greatest challenge of our time – climate change.Overnight Heine announced the island nation’s strategy to reach net zero emissions by 2050 – in the process becoming only the…
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Good job on Boe Declaration, now show us the policies to make it real
September 6, 2018: Foreign Minister, Marise Payne’s, signing onto the Boe Declaration at the Pacific Island forum in Nauru is a welcome step but Australia must now back this gesture with deeds by introducing policies that rapidly reduce emissions.Australia joined leaders from across the Pacific earlier today by signing onto the declaration that identifies climate…