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The two sides to Australia's climate record in Pacific

Pacific nations are enthusiastic partners with Australia on renewable projects in their region but remain frustrated at high-emitting countries.

AAP · Sep 2

Apocalyptic images of melting glaciers and sinking islands won’t help anyone imagine a better future

What do you picture when you think about climate change? For many of us, it is the same set of dramatic images: melting glaciers, sinking landforms, rising seas or extreme weather.

The Conversation · Nov 12, 2025

How to leave a sinking nation: Tuvalu’s dreams of dry land

The long read: With sea levels rising, much of the nation’s population is confronting the prospect that their home may soon cease to exist. Where are they going to go?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025

Facing extinction, Tuvalu considers the digital clone of a country

As the climate emergency threatens its existence, the tiny Pacific nation is not only trying to reclaim physical land but create a ‘twin’ to survive in future

The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2023

Tuvalu's 'backup plan' to create a digital twin in the metaverse

Tuvalu says the impacts of climate change have forced it to create a digital copy of itself in the metaverse. But in the real world, not everyone's convinced.

ABC News · Apr 26, 2023

A tiny country threatened by rising sea levels is uploading itself into the metaverse to guarantee its existence

“As our land disappears, we have no choice but to become the world’s first digital nation,” Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe told the COP27 climate summit.

Fortune · Nov 17, 2022

Tuvalu turns to the metaverse as rising seas threaten existence

Tuvalu said on Tuesday it plans to build a digital version of itself, replicating islands and landmarks and preserving its history and culture as rising sea levels threaten to submerge the tiny Pacific island nation.

Reuters · Nov 15, 2022

‘It was like an apocalyptic movie’: 20 climate photographs that changed the world

They are the images that made us sit up and take notice. As world leaders gather for Cop27, these pictures prove that global heating isn’t a distant possibility – it’s already here

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022

Who are the possible contenders for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize?

While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a favourite to win, here are some other figures working towards making the world a peaceful place.

ABC News · Oct 6, 2022

Pacific Islands remain divided on deep-sea mining as trial begins to extract precious metals from ocean floor

Pacific countries remain divided as a deep-sea mining company prepares to test a system to extract minerals and metals from the ocean floor.

ABC News · Sep 14, 2022