Tuvalu: Cyclone Pam shows we are still ‘least developed’
NEWS: Pacific island nation is vulnerable to climate disaster and should not lose “least developed country” status, ambassador argues
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Hurricane Katrina to Cyclone Pam: whose losses count more?
COMMENT: All countries are not equal when it comes to coping with disasters, and some will suffer more as climate impacts intensify
Vanuatu’s banana farmers face bleak future after Cyclone Pam
NEWS: Majority of Pacific country’s crops and seed stores have been wiped out says UN, calling for support to rebuild shattered islands
Cyclone Pam raises climate profile in UN disaster talks
NEWS: Storm that devastated Vanuatu puts spotlight on climate change links to disaster risk reduction negotiations in Sendai
Tropical Cyclone Pam hits Vanuatu capital
NEWS: Climate change links unclear as winds of up to 200mph leave trail of destruction in Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands
Fiji needs help after Cyclone Winston, a portent of climate chaos to come
COMMENT: Maldives foreign minister urges international community to stand with Fiji as it recovers from Cyclone Winston
Seychelles president calls emergency meeting for Vanuatu
NEWS: Small island states show solidarity with Cyclone Pam victims, call for recognition of vulnerability to climate disaster
Yeb Sano: Vanuatu’s grief is a warning of climate impacts to come
INTERVIEW: Senior Philippines climate official says Cyclone Pam underlines need for effective extreme weather compensation scheme
Five burning climate issues for the 2022 UN general assembly
Pakistan’s catastrophic flooding and soaring energy bills are shaping the UN agenda – for those leaders who show up
Island states back Vanuatu’s quest for climate justice at the UN
Vanuatu is calling on the International Court of Justice to prepare a climate litigation toolkit, but first it needs a majority at the UN general assembly
When will the world’s polluters start paying for the mess they made?
At UN climate talks in Bonn, governments must find sources of finance to support the victims of climate disaster, write officials from four vulnerable countries
Climate Weekly: Commonwealth storms and sunshine
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UK will legislate net-zero carbon emissions target, says minister
Britain will legislate new emissions targets and order a review on bringing them in line with the Paris Agreement, minister Claire Perry announced
UK Labour supports call for ‘climate damages tax’ on oil companies
Those responsible for climate change should pay a greater share, said UK shadow climate minister, as Vanuatu lobbies Commonwealth to support tax
Commonwealth heads meet in London amid claims of climate inequality
The UK emits as much as 18 of its former colonies, a report finds, and, along with Australia and Canada, isn’t doing its fair share to cut carbon
UN Human Rights Council declares climate a priority
Influential UN body considers human rights and climate change post-Paris, emphasises importance of the climate negotiations in protecting communities
Anote Tong: Migration is the “brutal reality” of climate change
Migration with dignity must be part of a climate change adaptation strategy, rather than relocation of people as climate refugees
Small islands lead charge on Paris Agreement approval
Concerted drive to ratify Paris deal could be last chance for vulnerable nations to ensure warming is kept at safe levels
Back to the future: 2015 offered glimpse of climate to come, says WMO
NEWS: Last year was off the charts says World Meteorological Organization in annual report
Climate calamity ‘top threat’ to global economy in 2016
NEWS: Climate disasters seen doing greatest damage for first time, finds World Economic Forum survey of global risks
Paris climate deal must not leave vulnerable to foot the bill
COMMENT: A levy on fossil fuel companies could pay for protection of the world’s poor from climate damage, argues Julie-Anne Richards
Climate vulnerable states despair of rich, launch finance plan
NEWS: V20 coalition launched in Lima this week says it will raise funds for climate adaptation projects and develop a collective insurance scheme
UN General Assembly offers ‘last chance’ for climate leadership
COMMENT: Maldives minister urges leaders in New York to back tough Paris climate deal and protect small islands
Climate warrior Pacific islands set eyes on Rugby World Cup
NEWS: Tournament gifts tiny Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga global platform as new documentary tells tale of hardy underdogs