14 Dec 2018

Pacific Islands say all states must act over climate change

From , 5:04 am on 14 December 2018

Pacific Island nations at the COP24 climate meeting in Poland are calling large emitting nations to account as efforts continue to convert the Paris Agreement into a rules-based international framework.

The talks in the city of Katowice have centred on the latest report by the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change which says urgent action is needed to keep global warming to a maximum of 1.5 degrees celcius above preindustrial levels.

Jenny Meyer reports.

The image from the cover of the book, the Invading Sea.

The image from the cover of the book, the Invading Sea. Photo: Cuba Press