Tuvalu politician who stood in rising sea wants changes to Australia migration treaty
Sydney, AustraliaReuters The Tuvalu politician who stood knee-deep in water to focus the world’s attention on the threat of rising seas to his Pacific atoll nation says a climate migration treaty with Australia should be revised after next month’s national election. Then-Foreign Minister Simon Kofe said “we are sinking” in a 2021 video speech to […]
Pacific Islands leaders agree on climate plan – with loopholes
Funafuti, TuvaluReuters Pacific Islands leaders failed to agree on tough new climate change commitments at an annual summit on Thursday, agreeing instead to endorse a plan that allows them to opt out of specific measures they opposed. Some leaders at the Pacific Islands Forum had hoped all 18 members would commit to policies that limit […]