Every Pacific leader who addressed the recent U.N. General Assembly cited climate change as the most pressing issue for the region’s 6 million residents with many supporting Australia’s bid to host the COP31 conference.
Together, they also approved a recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision that finds states have a binding legal obligation to address the challenge.
The campaign which led to the landmark ruling started in the Pacific in 2019, and the leaders made it clear at the U.N. that they expected developed nations to abide by the ICJ’s determination.
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What Pacific Leaders Had to Say About Climate Change at the UN
