Tag: COP21

By Kendall Hutt in Auckland Climate change is the central focus of the European Union’s continuing relationship with the Pacific, says the international cooperation chief. Stefano...

The signing of the Paris Accord on climate change at the United Nations. Video: PBS News Hour clip By Carole Landry in New York With their...

By Damon Jones and Bill Hare The world took a collective sigh of relief in the last days of 2015, when countries came together to...

Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms ... Professor Hansen speaks on the science and implications. Video: Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions An “alarming” new...

The month of February has experienced a whopping temperature rise not seen before in the history of record-keeping, according to just-released global satellite data,...

The Pacific nation was already struggling to adapt to rising oceans and increasing temperatures when severe tropical cyclone Winston struck, comments Common Dreams staff...

By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop Last year's COP21 Paris agreement on climate change was "a positive outcome' but did nowhere near enough to address the...

By Cole Mellino Fiji has become the first country in the world to formally approve the UN climate deal adopted by 195 nations in Paris in December...

By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop Paula Bennett, New Zealand's Minister for Climate Change, has acknowledged that widespread action is needed to tackle climate change. Making brief...

By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop Climate change activists have to be prepared for a confrontation with oil companies that will "flat out lie", says environmental...

By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop Pacific Island peoples could be "early reclaimers" of a zero-emissions lifestyle, while also urging the international community to take "extreme"...

By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop When Kiribati President Anote Tong told his story about climate change to the United Nations General Assembly, they didn’t listen. “They...

Report from Common Dreams "The governments of the world may rule the world but they don’t own the world." In this analysis, Jeremy Brecher reflects...

Report from Eco Watch By Andy Rowell of Oil Change International Corporate Accountability International (CAI) released a report exposing the “filthy” track record of some of...

Malcolm Evans on the COP21 hypocrisy.

Report by Pacific Media Watch in Apia Pacific delegations to COP21 were part of the historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change reached by negotiators last...

Report by Ryan Dagur in Jakarta A leader of a Jakarta-based indigenous people's organisation has expressed disappointment at the agreement recently adopted at the Paris...

Report by Pep Canadell and Rob Jackson in Sydney The Paris climate agreement is an extraordinary achievement. It codifies the long-term goal of keeping global...

By Kumi Naidoo in Paris THE WHEEL of climate action turns slowly, but in Paris it has turned. There’s much in this deal - the...

New China TV video clip of the historic moment Report by Pacific Media Watch Delegates from 195 nations have reached an unprecedented agreement on global climate...

Report by Rapid News Organisers of the #COP21 climate talks in Paris say a final draft text has been agreed after nearly two weeks of...

Report by Makereta Komai in Paris The three major oil and gas economies - Russia, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela - have emerged as main stumbling...