Overview
- The four-day Pacific-led pre-COP31 meetings begin Monday in Nadi, Fiji and Tuvalu with more than 50 countries confirmed and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese due to attend.
- Pacific governments and civil society are prioritising a negotiated phase-out of coal, oil and gas so that production and exports, not just emissions, are addressed in COP31 talks.
- Campaigners and faith groups will stage visible actions and an open letter to press Australia to back a fossil-fuel treaty and increase grants-based funding for the Pacific Resilience Facility.
- Scrutiny of Australia’s credibility has intensified after the NSW Independent Planning Commission approved the Hunter Valley coal expansion, which now awaits federal sign-off and extends mining to 2045.
- Delegates will also press for scaled-up loss-and-damage and Pacific-specific finance because the UN fund faces shortfalls and the Pacific fund has not reached its US$500 million target despite Australia’s US$100 million pledge.