(Re)focus on New Caledonia
TESS NEWTON CAIN | On 12 December 2021, the people of New Caledonia will go to the polls. It is the date… Read More
Region | Papua New Guinea and the Pacific
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Reconsidering Australia’s interests after Glasgow
WESLEY MORGAN | Australia’s approach to international relations is defined by support for a rules-based global order. After Glasgow, it’s time to reconsider… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 17 November
TESS NEWTON CAIN | COP closes In Glasgow, COP26 has ended. As reactions and responses come in, it is clear that Pacific negotiators have mixed… Read More
Good COP, bad COP: Climate wins and losses from Glasgow
LESLEY HUGHES AND WESLEY MORGAN | COP26 has finished and the question on everyone’s minds is: “was it a success or a failure?”… Read More
The ultimate guide to why the COP26 summit ended in failure and disappointment (despite a few bright spots)
ROB HALES AND BRENDAN MACKEY | After two hard-fought weeks of negotiations, the Glasgow climate change summit is, at last, over. All 197… Read More
The fate of our planet depends on the next few days of complex diplomacy in Glasgow. Here’s what needs to go right
WESLEY MORGAN | A new, grim projection, released overnight by Climate Action Tracker, has dashed the cautious optimism following last week’s commitments at… Read More
Vanuatu: The view from the top of the Happy Planet Index
JAMIE TANGUAY | Vanuatu has recently ranked second in the Happy Planet Index (HPI)—a measure of efficiency in delivering long and happy lives… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 10 November
TESS NEWTON CAIN | PNG and Fiji sign up to carbon offset scheme In Glasgow, on the sidelines of the COP26 negotiations, Fiji and… Read More
Land, culture, livelihood: What Indigenous people stand to lose from climate ‘solutions’
ROB HALES, ROWAN FOLEY, TIM CADMAN AND TONI HAY | In the first major deal of the Glasgow climate summit, more than 100… Read More
COP26: it’s half-time at the crucial Glasgow climate change summit—and here’s the score
WESLEY MORGAN | The first week of the United Nations climate talks in Glasgow is drawing to a close. While there’s still a… Read More
