NEW YORK, 28 SEPTEMBER 2026 (SPREP)—For many countries, climate targets are policy goals. For Pacific Island nations, they are a matter of survival. That message echoed throughout the ‘Defending 1.5°C in an Age of Instability: Science, Strategy and Global Solutions,’ event hosted by Climate Analytics during New York Climate Week. Scientists, policymakers and climate advocates […]
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Carbon dashboard proposed to help Palau manage climate projects
Platform aims to strengthen government oversight as Pacific states enter carbon markets By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — Palau was shown a proposed digital platform during the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting that could help governments track carbon projects, review authorizations and measure their contributions to national climate targets. The platform, called Angarva, was […]
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IPCC chief says 1.5°C threshold near as scientists push ahead with new Climate assessment
BONN, 11 JUNE 2026 (PACNEWS) — IPCC Chair Jim Skea has warned that the world is now approaching a point where exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming is “almost inevitable,” while outlining major scientific work underway for the Seventh Assessment cycle of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Addressing the 18th Meeting of […]
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350.org on the U.S’ second formal exit from the Paris Agreement
SUVA, 29 JANUARY 2026 (350.ORG) — A year after U.S President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, the United States officially exited the pact Tuesday, 27 January, making it the only country to have quit the global climate agreement twice. Andreas Sieber, 350.org Head of Political Strategy said: “By leaving […]
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Palau Minister warns COP30: “Islands could disappear” without climate action
By Sanjeshni Kumar BELEM, 21 NOVEMBER 2025 (PASIFIKA ENVIRONEWS/PACNEWS) — Palau’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Environment, Steven Victor, raised the alarm at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, urging world leaders to meet climate targets and deliver climate finance for the world’s most vulnerable nations. Victor said COP30 had become the “COP of Truth” for small […]
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U.S withdrawal from Paris Agreement undermine American influence and credibility in the Pacific: Forum Chair
SUVA, 07 NOVEMBER 2019 (PIFS)— Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement will act to undermine American influence and credibility in the Pacific, the Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Kausea Natano, said Wednesday. “In the Post-war period, America has often played a leadership role in supporting multilateralism and promoting a global rules-based […]