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Australian Climate Justice movement: Pacific Perspectives

by Nic Maclellan

For much of the Australian climate movement, international solidarity  has focused on travelling to the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COPs), or financing delegates from indigenous communities and the Asia-Pacific region to participate in global summits.

Photo from Pacific Island Climate Action Network

I want to suggest that there are other practical ways that we can work with our counterparts in the Pacific islands region, without just focusing on the COPs.

With the Paris Agreement creating the framework for action for the next decade, I suspect that there will be increasing focus by Pacific Island Countries (PICs) on implementation, and on forcing OECD countries to meet their pledges. This will see increased pressure on Australia through the Pacific Islands Forum.
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February 19, 2016 at 8:42 pm Andrea Bunting Leave a comment