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From Palau to Türkiye: Powering up for climate and ocean justice
Pacific Island countries have long been at the forefront of climate, ocean and biodiversity protection. Last week our team headed to Palau, to meet with community and government leaders and to plan for another big year ahead. Here's some of what we explored together, and what's in store over the coming months.
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Update from COP30: Powering up against fossil fuels
COP30 may be about to kickstart a new plan to phase out fossil fuels, with Australia lined up to finish the job next year.
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The “COP of truth” and making big polluters pay
COP30 has opened with fierce calls for both stronger action and some of the starkest warnings yet for the urgency of our climate crisis.
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All eyes on Brazil: What to expect at COP30
We’ll be bringing you regular updates from the ground as the talks unfold – the wins, the losses, and the headaches – and will be putting the spotlight on Australia…
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The Ocean We’re Still Discovering
For us in the Pacific, the ocean is more than a body of water. It is our identity, our culture, our history. Our ancestors read the seas to navigate, to survive, to connect communities scattered across islands. Discoveries like this Dumbo octopus awaken something deeper in me, — a sense that the ocean is alive…
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Deep Sea Mining and the Pacific: A Fragile Victory at the Pacific Islands Forum
Between 3–12 September 2025, I joined my Greenpeace Australia Pacific (GPAP) colleagues Raeed Ali, Shiva Gounden, and Consultant Lagi Toribau in Honiara for the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting.…
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Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment: Reality hits home
The Australian Government has finally released Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment, and some of the findings are chilling. Let's unpack what it means for phasing out fossil fuels and our 2035 climate plan.
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What the first National Climate Risk Assessment means for Australia’s 2035 climate target
The release of the delayed National Climate Risk Assessment cannot come soon enough. Without data on future climate risks, how are we to best prepare for what's coming? The Risk Assessment is also a vital input to Australia's decision on its 2035 climate target.
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A defining moment in history: 40 years ago the Marshall Islands fought to protect their future… and defied the US
In May 1985, Greenpeace took on a mission unlike anything they had done before - to mass relocate the people of Rongelap atoll in the Marshall Islands, whose ancestral home was no longer safe as a result of the US government’s nuclear testing in the region.
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The Truth About the Pacific: Colonialism, Capitalism, Climate Change, Nuclear testing and Extractivism
The Pacific Ocean, an immense and powerful force — dynamic, life-sustaining, and deeply complex.
