Press Release – Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
March 1, 2021, PIF HQ, Suva The Pacific is deeply concerned with the findings of the Initial NDC Synthesis Report from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, confirming that current levels of climate …
March 1, 2021, PIF HQ, Suva— The Pacific is deeply concerned with the findings of the Initial NDC Synthesis Report from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, confirming that current levels of climate action are not enough to put the world on a 1.5°C pathway by the end of this century.
Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Honourable Kausea Natano says citizens everywhere “should be alarmed by the growing gap between words and action when it comes to honouring the Paris Agreement. In 2015, most of the world agreed to limit global warming to 1.5°C. This is a legally binding target based on science. It is frustrating to read the latest updates showing our national actions towards 1.5°C are clearly inadequate to prevent the warming of our Blue planet beyond a point of no return.”