Pre-COP31: World leaders must show up for the Pacific through action, not just speeches

By Amnesty International

As Pacific leaders, communities and civil society gather in Fiji and Tuvalu for the Pre-COP31 meetings, the expected absence of many world leaders must not become another excuse for climate inaction, Amnesty International said today. The meetings come after an unusually hot European summer, with August 2026 becoming the joint-hottest month on record. Against the […] The post Pre-COP31: World leaders must show up for the Pacific through action, not just speeches appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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