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Climate needs same urgency as defense spending, COP31 Chief says

Spending on the issue by Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, fell last year and the nation missed a pledge on climate financing.

The Economic Times · Oct 9

‘We will not be sacrificed’: Pacific climate voices were clear and strong this week – and we’re listening

Preparatory meetings for the United Nations’ annual climate summit are usually quiet affairs, focused on laying the political and technical groundwork for the main COP event. But this year felt very different.

The Conversation · Oct 9

How the emboldened Pacific Islands are battling fiercely for climate justice

IN FOCUS: After an internationally-binding court ruling in July 2025, small island nations at a pre-COP summit in Fiji are now demanding legal accountability for the climate crisis. Alex Croft in Fiji reports

The Independent UK · Oct 7

Electricity, cash and crises: what's on the COP31 agenda?

The upcoming COP31 conference in Antalya, Turkey, is gearing up to tackle pressing climate change and energy challenges. The negotiations will emphasize the importance of electrification to lessen the dependency on fossil fuels and mitigate emissions. However, the contentious issue of phasing out fossil fuels continues to provoke disagreement among…

The Economic Times · Oct 6

‘1.5°C to stay alive’: Pacific countries demand the world makes good on climate promises

Leaders and delegates from countries including Australia, Germany, Nepal and Pacific nations began climate meetings in Fiji on Monday to discuss the threat of climate change to small island nations.

The Conversation · Oct 5

Mixed start for pre-Cop as just two non-Pacific leaders accept Australian invitation to climate summit

Anthony Albanese joins about 4,000 people in Fiji for preparatory meeting for year-ending Cop31 UN climate summit

The Guardian - AU · Oct 5

Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey

Exclusive: Cop31 leader calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5

Pacific leaders urge climate action as UN pre-COP talks open in Fiji

Pacific leaders urged action on climate change as UN pre-COP talks opened in Fiji's Nadi on Monday, ahead of next month's COP31 summit in Turkey. Discussions in Fiji and Tuvalu will focus on limiting warming to 1.5C, improving access to climate finance and protecting oceans as rising seas threaten communities.

France 24 · Oct 4

Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal

Global campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuels

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4

‘We want action’: Fijian climate activist sends message ahead of UN talks in Pacific

Lavenia Naivalu has seen the impact of the climate crisis first-hand and is determined to amplify Pacific voices at this year’s pre-Cop summit in Fiji

The Guardian - AU · Oct 2