pre-COP climate summit

A Pacific leader told a pre-COP gathering that last year's agreement to transition away from fossil fuels is "not open for renegotiation". The remarks came during a three-hour visit, delivered in a traditional exchange of views. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, nicknamed "Fossil-Fuels" by critics, drew pointed commentary over his response to the hardline stance from Pacific states.

A Pacific leader has told a pre-COP climate gathering that the agreement made at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels must stand, warning it is 'not open for renegotiation'. The intervention comes as countries prepare for upcoming UN climate talks, with Pacific island states pressing wealthier nations to preserve commitments to phase out oil, gas and coal amid concerns backsliding could stall progress.

A Pacific leader has told a pre-Cop climate meeting that the agreement to transition away from fossil fuels is 'not open for renegotiation'. The remarks come ahead of the next UN climate summit, where some countries are expected to push back on the phasing-out commitment. Pacific island states, highly vulnerable to rising seas, have been among the strongest defenders of the deal, warning that any weakening would threaten their survival.

Speaking at pre-COP negotiations ahead of the UN climate summit, the UN's top climate official warned that rising extreme heat poses a serious threat to pregnant women, mothers and newborn babies. The comments underline growing concern among UN agencies that heat is becoming a health crisis, not just an environmental one, and push health impacts higher on the agenda for the upcoming climate talks.

Pacific island leaders are calling for urgent global climate action as United Nations pre-COP negotiations open, pressing larger emitters for stronger emission-cutting commitments ahead of the main climate summit. Low-lying island nations argue their survival depends on outcomes of the talks, as rising seas and extreme weather already threaten their communities.

A crucial pre-COP climate meeting is underway in Fiji, but only two leaders from outside the Pacific region are attending. The low turnout is drawing attention given the Pacific islands' outsized stake in climate change, as nations on the frontline of rising seas press bigger emitters for stronger commitments ahead of the UN climate summit.

UN pre-COP climate talks have opened in Fiji, where Pacific island leaders are calling for stronger global climate action. The leaders, whose nations face existential threats from rising seas, are pushing major emitters for deeper emissions cuts and more support ahead of the upcoming COP summit.

Fiji is calling for a 'just' climate transition and better climate financing at a pre-COP gathering ahead of the upcoming UN climate summit. As a Pacific island nation highly vulnerable to rising seas and extreme weather, Fiji is pressing wealthier countries to deliver fair funding and support so developing nations can move to low-carbon economies without bearing disproportionate costs.

Pacific island nations are taking a leading role at the 'pre-COP' climate summit, the preparatory meeting ahead of the main UN climate conference. The gathering puts the region's countries, among those most threatened by rising sea levels, at the centre of international climate negotiations as delegates work to build consensus before the full summit.

Tuvalu, the low-lying Pacific island nation, is hosting the Pre-COP climate negotiations as one of the countries most threatened by rising sea levels. Delegates and observers are focused on how a nation whose very existence is at risk is shaping the agenda ahead of the main UN climate summit, with attention on calls for stronger emissions cuts and support for vulnerable states.

Ahead of the next UN climate summit, the think tank E3G is calling on negotiators to carry forward the Pacific islands' push for ambitious climate action rather than water it down. The region, among the most vulnerable to rising seas, has long pressed for stronger emissions cuts and support. The intervention frames the Pre-COP as a decisive moment to maintain that momentum.