CLIMATE COMMITMENTS SHOULD BE ACHIEVED AT COP26

Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama hopes that collective resolutions and ambitious commitments and targets by developed countries will be achieved come the end of the climate negotiations at COP26.

At the Blue Charter event yesterday,  the Prime Minister said he is particularly worried that some major players are not in Glasgow, and demanded they make up for their no-show with serious climate action.

“This is the work of our lifetimes. It is the work of our children's lifetimes but at a bare minimum in Glasgow, we should leave here knowing that 1.5 is alive. We need to shame or even sanction those who cannot step up to do what needs to be done to secure our future.”

“I also see we're quite close to reaching the US $100 billion pledge and I urge wealthy nations to finish the job.”

Commenting on the US$100 billion climate fund, the Prime Minister said that blue finance is the next big dive ahead of us.

“Our ocean deserves an increasing share of climate finance. But just as importantly, the overall pool of finance needs to increase given the need to mitigate but particularly, the need to adapt is going to exponentially rise over this decade.

“Our task at COP26 is to establish in clear and collective terms, where the Ocean Pathway, which Fiji launched at COP26, can lead us. We should all leave Glasgow knowing what path we are on and what path we should be on.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister will be speaking today (Friday) on the plight of climate frontliners.