Mixed start for pre-Cop as just two non-Pacific leaders accept Australian invitation to climate summit
Anthony Albanese joins about 4,000 people in Fiji for preparatory meeting for year-ending Cop31 UN climate summit Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has declared it is “important that Pacific voices are heard” after landing in Fiji on Monday to attend his first UN climate summit since becoming…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in Fiji on Monday for a preparatory meeting ahead of the year-ending Cop31 UN climate summit in Turkey. Albanese joined approximately 4,000 attendees in Nadi for the event, which is being held in the Pacific region. This gathering has a dual purpose: to give global attention to the challenges faced by nations most vulnerable to the climate crisis.
Albanese emphasized the importance of Pacific voices being heard at this summit, which is being held after Australia and regional leaders pushed for the meeting's location.
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