Frank Bainimarama

World leaders in Paris seek cash for climate crunch

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World leaders met in Paris on Tuesday seeking to unlock more money to drive the global economy's shift to green energy, exactly two years after signing a global pact to avert worst-case-scenario global warming. Without trillions of dollars invested in clean energy technology, the Paris Agreement's goal to keep global warming below two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial levelsRead more

Plea for 'urgent action' on climate shadowed by Trump

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Following a cascade of grim reports on the gathering pace of global warming, Fiji's prime minister on Monday appealed for "urgent action" on climate change at UN negotiations in Bonn. "The need for urgency is obvious," said Frank Bainimarama. "Our world is in distress from extreme weather events caused by climate change -- destructive hurricanes, fires, floods, droughts, melting iceRead more

Fiji PM pleads to world for 'urgent action' on climate change

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Following a cascade of grim reports on the gathering pace of global warming, Fiji's prime minister made an open plea to the world for 'urgent action' on climate change at UN talks in Bonn Monday. "Our collective plea for the world is to maintain the course we set in Paris," said Frank Bainimarama, referring to the 196-nation treaty inked inRead more

Still wary of 'Trump Effect', UN climate talks open in Bonn

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Confronted with a cascade of grim reports on the gathering pace of global warming, climate negotiators meet in Bonn Monday wondering to what extent US President Donald Trump will make their jobs more difficult. Five months after the world's most famous climate sceptic said he would yank the United States out of the 196-nation Paris Agreement, the diplomats and leadersRead more

Tiny Fiji looks for global impact at Bonn climate talks

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Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama brings a sobering message as he presides over UN climate talks in Bonn this week—climate change is real, it's already having disastrous impacts on his people and only urgent action can address the problem. Germany is hosting the talks and asked Bainimarama to act as president to highlight how the issue is affecting PacificRead more