King Charles Urges Action on Climate Change at Commonwealth Summit in Samoa

The summit highlights existential climate threats and calls for addressing colonial legacies while focusing on future resilience.

King Charles III emphasized the urgent need to reduce emissions to combat the existential threat of climate change during his opening speech.
The summit, held for the first time in a Pacific nation, includes 56 Commonwealth member countries facing diverse climate challenges.
Pacific islands, including Samoa, are particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels, a major topic on the summit's agenda.
Discussions on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade were requested by several Caribbean nations, though not officially on the agenda.
Charles's visit is notable as his first major trip since revealing his cancer diagnosis, temporarily pausing treatment for this engagement.