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International: Pacific

Mystery heatwave warms Pacific Ocean to new record

Tue 21 Oct 2025

The waters of the north Pacific have had their warmest summer on record, according to BBC analysis of a mysterious marine heatwave that has confounded climate scientists.

Familiar tensions emerge at the Pacific Islands Forum

26 Sep 2025

With China-Taiwan rivalry, China-Western competition, and big carbon emitters at odds with the islands on climate policy, there is plenty of tension to go around.

China, climate crisis and COP31: Five takeaways from the Pacific Islands Forum

16 Sep 2025

A key climate crisis funding treaty struck as Pacific leaders backed Australia’s bid for Cop31 despite some criticism of its environmental credentials.

Australian PM says Vanuatu security, climate agreement delayed

11 Sep 2025

PM Anthony Albanese says he won’t sign Nakamal Agreement in Vanuatu, despite recent high-level talks on the pact.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Jeremiah Manele

Pacific Islands leaders meet with climate change, security on agenda

9 Sep 2025

China and the US are barred from the Pacific Islands Forum as leaders gather for the annual summit in the Solomon Islands.

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Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say

13 Aug 2025

Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common and more serious’ as the planet warms.

Nearly a third of Tuvaluans have applied for climate migration visa

27 Jun 2025

With their country threatened by sea level rise, the people of Tuvalu have been offered an escape route through an agreement with Australia, and many are contemplating leaving their home.

Vanuatu criticises Australia for extending gas project while making COP31 bid

4 Jun 2025

Vanuatu’s climate minister has expressed disappointment over Australia’s decision to extend one of the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas projects and said it raises questions over its bid to co-host the COP31 summit with Pacific nations.

Pacific Island nations support China's Taiwan claims at high-profile foreign ministers' meeting

30 May 2025

Pacific nations have backed China's claim over Taiwan during a high-profile meeting, but have shied away from directly endorsing Beijing's push to "reunify" the democratically ruled island with the mainland.

We bear the brunt of the climate crisis. A Pacific COP could help shape the global response

27 May 2025

COMMENT: By hosting next year’s climate conference together with the Pacific, Australia would have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to both catalyse its own clean transition to a decarbonised economy and to elevate its relationship with the Pacific.

Nauru sells citizenship to help fund relocations as sea levels rise

27 Feb 2025

A new 'golden passport' scheme aims to raise funds to relocate people inland as climate change raises sea levels.

Funding for Pacific Islands to help manage tuna threatened by climate change

21 Feb 2025

The New Zealand government is stumping up a $25 million grant to help 14 Pacific Island nations manage one third of the world's tuna in the face of the climate crisis.

Leaders in the Pacific raise alarm over 'direct impact' of Trump's climate retreat and aid freeze

3 Feb 2025

Samoa's prime minister says US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement is 'very disappointing' and puts the survival of Pacific countries at greater risk.

Trawl the sea or mine for metals? Pacific nations wrestle with how to protect oceans - and livelihoods

16 Dec 2024

Palau plans to allow more fishing in its marine sanctuary, as countries across the region seek to balance conservation with economic needs.

Tuvalu: The disappearing island nation recreating itself in the metaverse

25 Nov 2024

Facing erasure due to climate change, the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu is digitally backing up everything from its houses to its trees as it endeavors to save whatever it can.

NZ adopts 'underwhelming' Commonwealth Ocean Declaration

30 Oct 2024

Commonwealth nations including Aotearoa and Pacific Island states have adopted the Apia Commonwealth Ocean Declaration.

PNG will not attend UN COP29 summit: Foreign Minister Tkatchenko

30 Oct 2024

Tkatchenko said: “Papua New Guinea is making this stand for the benefit of all small island nations. We will no longer tolerate empty promises and inaction, while our people suffer the devastating consequences of climate change.”

Climate on the agenda at Commonwealth heads of govt meeting

22 Oct 2024

Climate change and the fate of global oceans will be in sharp focus at the meeting in Samoa, which will feature King Charles and possibly Elon Musk.

Oil spill from Manawanui shipwreck: recovery 'challenging'

8 Oct 2024

People living on the southern coast of Upolu have reported the strong smell of oil, highlighting concerns about a spill from New Zealand naval ship the HMNZS Manawanui.

NASA analysis shows irreversible sea level rise for Pacific islands

7 Oct 2024

In the next 30 years, Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji will experience at least 15 centimeters of sea level rise, regardless of whether greenhouse gas emissions change in the coming years.

Bats and bees help ni-Vanuatu predict storms — but will climate change interfere?

18 Sep 2024

In disaster-prone Vanuatu, Indigenous ni-Vanuatu people traditionally rely on plants and animal species as indicators that predict extreme weather events and help them prepare.

World Bank head sees climate change devastation in Tuvalu

12 Sep 2024

Since taking on the role of World Bank President, Ajay Banga has visited every region where the World Bank operates.

Climate change leaves future of Pacific Islands tourism 'highly uncertain'

11 Sep 2024

The Pacific Islands are scattered across a vast area of ocean, with some of the clearest waters in the world, and pristine beaches and rainforests.

Three ways Pacific nations are adapting to climate change

10 Sep 2024

Vunidogoloa holds the unenviable title as the first community in the Pacific forced to relocate due to climate change.

A rare behind the scenes look at the Pacific power tussle

6 Sep 2024

Tonga’s sleepy capital Nuku’alofa was buzzing last week as leaders from across the Pacific region descended upon it for the annual Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) meeting.

‘Immoral and unacceptable’: Tuvalu calls on Australia to set urgent deadline to end fossil fuels

30 Aug 2024

A day after agreement was ratified at the Pacific Island Forum, the country’s climate minister says ‘root cause of climate change’ must be addressed.

‘The wells are salty’: how the invading ocean is contaminating Vanuatu’s water

19 Aug 2024

As the climate crisis causes the Pacific to rise, the archipelago’s water is increasingly unsafe to drink.

How the small Pacific island nation of Vanuatu drastically cut plastic pollution

1 Jul 2024

With lagoons once choked by rubbish, pressure from the appalled community led the government to ban certain single-use products.

Tuvalu is being swallowed by the ocean. Its people face a difficult choice.

24 May 2024

In a suburban cream-brick church in Melbourne’s outer west, 5000 kilometres from a homeland facing extinction, the mellifluous voices of a congregation of Tuvaluans rise in song.

Widespread flooding in Fiji’s West region

21 Mar 2024

Unrelenting torrential downpours over the weekend in Fiji’s Western Division caused widespread flooding in the region.

The Marshall Islands aren’t giving in to sea level rise

5 Feb 2024

The precariously placed island nation has put together a comprehensive—if expensive—plan to survive sea level rise.

Flying hurts the planet but it’s vital for island tourism. Is there a greener way?

22 Dec 2023

Electric aviation and renewable energy among shifts needed for the Pacific to build a more sustainable tourist industry.

Pacific women are among the most vulnerable to extreme weather

24 Nov 2023

Roughly 90 kilometres from northern Bougainville, the Carteret Islands were the first place in the world to move people due to climate change-related sea level rise.

Australia boosts regional security influence with Tuvalu accord

13 Nov 2023

Australia has signed a security, climate change and migration accord with Tuvalu, which analysts say also highlights Canberra’s attempts to counter China’s growing influence in the region.

Can the PIF leaders’ meeting break the cycle after another climate fund setback?

8 Nov 2023

The PIF Leaders’ Meeting is an important chance to jolt the world into action on a climate Loss and Damage Fund after decades of fighting for justice.

Pasifika activists say climate inaction is a violation of human rights

6 Nov 2023

The Pacific Islands are on the frontline of climate change, with the future for many living there becoming increasingly uncertain.

Fiji’s first Indigenous-owned carbon credit project

13 Sep 2023

Fiji’s first verified forest carbon credit project is based in the Drawa rainforest on the country’s largest island, and has been earning income for its Indigenous landowners for five years.

Melanesian governments endorse call for a fossil fuel free pacific

29 Aug 2023

The Melanesian Spearhead Group released their resolve to address the climate crisis which is undermining human rights, destroying ecosystems and upending development.

China, Australia raise climate change, security at Pacific leaders summit

29 Aug 2023

Australia and China pledged more support for the Pacific Islands against climate change, as the leaders of four nations debate declare the strategic region "neutral" as China and the US jostle for influence.

Can Pacific nations shame Aus govt into stronger action on fossil fuels?

24 Aug 2023

The Australian Climate and Energy Minister is in Fiji to “discuss strengthened cooperation on climate action”.

Carbon finance in Papua New Guinea: Scam, savior, or seed of potential?

23 Aug 2023

The Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea makes up just 1 percent of the world’s land mass but hosts almost 7 percent of its biodiversity.

Climate change impacts increase in South-West Pacific

21 Aug 2023

Weather-related disasters and climate change impacts are unravelling the fabric of society in the South-West Pacific.

Fighting, not sinking: The Pacific plea for Australian climate action

15 Aug 2023

As heat records tumble and the sea level rises, Fijians on the front lines of the Pacific climate crisis want Australia, and other global emitters, to do more of the heavy lifting.

When deep-sea miners come a-courting

7 Aug 2023

As the Cook Islands embraces the burgeoning industry, deep-sea mining companies are becoming part of the community’s day-to-day.

French leader goes green to woo pacific islands

31 Jul 2023

France's President Emmanuel Macron stripped off his suit jacket to wander the wild forests of Papua New Guinea on a green-tinted charm offensive in the South Pacific.

Understanding “loss and damage” from climate change across the Indo-Pacific

25 Jul 2023

A concept that will become ever more familiar – in the courts, too – with more action needed to avoid irreversible consequences of climate change.

Beekeeping in Solomon Islands to diversify incomes and fight climate change

11 Jul 2023

In a remote community in Malaita Province, Solomon Islands, 10,000 bees have recently taken up residence and local keepers-in-training are buzzing to get to work.

Nauru prepares to mine deep seas in big climate controversy

11 Jul 2023

Nauru sees rare earth metals as key to the green transition. But mining them could threaten vital marine ecosystems.

Pacific islands, in spotlight, to push climate change in South Korea summit

29 May 2023

Pacific Island leaders will meet South Korea's President in Seoul on Monday, their third summit in a week with a large economy as the region seeks stronger action on climate change.

Rich countries not doing enough says Pacific Island leaders

17 May 2023

Pacific Island leaders are criticizing rich countries for not doing enough to control climate change despite being responsible for much of the problem, and for profiting from loans provided to vulnerable nations to mitigate the effects.

Australia
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"My message is simple, if you’re going to do the wrong thing by our environment our stronger laws will make you pay," says Australian Environment Minister Murray Watt

Companies could have profits from breaking environment laws stripped under Australian reforms

Today 11:00am

The Albanese government wants the power to strip companies of any financial gains made from breaking environment laws, as part of a package of landmark reforms to be put before parliament in the next two weeks.

United States
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How veterans of Al Gore's firm plan to align on climate and still profit

Today 11:00am

A new investment firm is betting on a big idea: There's no collision between prioritising both climate and returns despite the recent vibe shift – if you do the homework.

China
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In China, climate litigation starts with the state

16 Oct 2025

With thousands of dedicated courts and more than a million recent cases, environmental and climate litigation is booming in China, but it often looks different to the trend seen elsewhere.

Europe
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The methane hunters of Melendugno

Today 11:00am

How Italian activists are fighting to expose the true scale of the climate harm caused by a giant European pipeline.

United Kingdom
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Keir Starmer

UK Prime Minister will attend Brazil climate summit

Tue 21 Oct 2025

Keir Starmer will travel to the Amazon rainforest for the COP30 United Nations climate summit next month, Downing Street has confirmed, after weeks of speculation that he would not.

Canada
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Renewables are a global economic engine, not a culture war threat

2 Oct 2025

Energy companies are learning this lesson faster than Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

Asia
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Indonesia restarts international carbon trade after four years

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has issued a new decree to restart international carbon emission trading after a four year hiatus.

Antarctic/Arctic
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Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica

13 Oct 2025

Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed as the region warms, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate".

Africa
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Angola lowers climate ambition in blow to spirit of Paris Agreement

14 Oct 2025

Angola has scaled back its targets for reducing emissions in its new national climate plan, saying it chose “realism and implementability” over the Paris Agreement's calls for governments to set progressively more ambitious goals.

South America
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A Kuikuro community in Xingu Indigenous Park

Brazil's Indigenous battle with a dry Amazon rainforest

Today 11:00am

As pastures and thirsty crops dry up the Amazon, Indigenous people try to adapt traditional farming methods.

United Nations
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Just 28% of countries have released nature pledges a year after UN deadline

Today 11:00am

Only 28% of countries have met a UN call to submit new plans on addressing nature loss – a year after the original deadline.

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