By Elilai Rengiil ANTALYA, Türkiye – For Palau climate negotiator Joe Aitaro, the difference between attending climate talks with and without a Pacific pavilion is “night and day.” Before the region had its own space, he said, delegates lacked a place to sit together, meet, and recover from the demands of negotiations. “Sometimes you just […]
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Pacific envoys urge COP31 to keep 1.5°C as climate ‘North Star’
By Elilai Rengiil ANTALYA, Türkiye – Pacific climate envoys called on countries at COP31 on November 9 to keep the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal as the “North Star” of global climate ambition, saying the prospect of exceeding it must strengthen efforts to limit warming, not weaken them. Speaking at a press conference on the opening […]