Pacific climate leaders call for stronger Aotearoa commitments at COP

Leaders from across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa are calling on the Aotearoa delegation to take a stronger position at the upcoming UN climate summit, particularly on loss and damage financing. "Our islands cannot wait another decade for incremental progress," said one Pacific foreign minister. The call has been echoed by Māori climate advocates, who say tangata whenua and tangata moana share a frontline experience of climate impacts. The delegation has signalled it is open to a more ambitious stance.