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Countries line up at Cop29 to blast draft climate finance deal
Morning Star
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November 21, 2024
COUNTRIES at the Cop29 climate summit in Azerbaijan took it in turns today to reject a new draft deal on the money that developing countries should receive to help them transition to clean energy and adapt to climate change. The proposals omit the...
Effective climate finance mechanisms needed to support vulnerable regions
Television Niue
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November 20, 2024
And our update from COP29, Prime Minister-Hon. Dalton Tagelagi attended the Pacific Community of Practice to Strengthen Climate Finance Access on Monday. A collaborative event hosted in partnership with the Niue Government, the Secretariat of the...
Niue walking the talk on protecting 100% of its Ocean space
Pacific News Service
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The Government and people of Niue, in collaboration with Tofia Niue through the Niue Ocean Wide (NOW) public private partnership, today announced bold new marine legislation passed in November 2021, that will ensure sustainable use across its...
Scenic Hotel Group: A Year of Celebrations, Sustainability, and Strategic Growth
Hospitality Business
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November 18, 2024
James Shilton, left and Brett Inkster. The Scenic Hotel Group has once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence, sustainability, and innovation with a series of remarkable achievements in 2024. From being recognised at the prestigious HM...
Pacific Tourism Organisation and Niue Tourism Office Unveil Key Insights from 2024 International Visitor Survey
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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November 18, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI), has collaborated with the Niue Tourism Office to release its latest International Visitor Survey (IVS) report, covering January to June 2024. This...
COP29: Pacific Debt Surging As Climate Impacts Hit
Scoop
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With Pacific countries swamped by surging climate debt, New Zealand has the moral authority to head off a regional debt crisis, says Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. A new report from Caritas has revealed the total annual finance needs for Pacific...
Niue Premier Tagelagi highlights the critical role of Ocean Education in…
Pacific News Service
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Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi says Ocean education can be a beacon of hope and sustainability for future generations. He made the statement on Monday at the Oceans Day in Tokyo, Japan, with a message of hope and sustainability. “Today, I share the...
Pacific News Briefs: Award-Winning Māori Short Film
Samoa News
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June 23, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An award-winning short film, which honors the resilience of Māori youth, has been named a finalist at the New Zealand International Film Festival. Written and directed by Aroha Awarau (Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Porou, Niue,...
World on track for hottest year ever as carbon pollution hits record levels
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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November 13, 2024
October 2024 was Earth’s second-hottest October on record, according to an analysis of global data going back to 1850, NASA and NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information reported November 13. The month fell just 0.05 degree Celsius...
Social Media Influencers’ Bad Behavior With Marine Wildlife Is Risky for Animals, Too (Commentary)
The Good Men Project - California
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November 13, 2024
By Erica Carone Social media accounts which showcase close encounters with marine wildlife — from whales to white sharks and manta rays — have become common and popular. A distinctive feature of these is the presence of people in the images, where...
Are we truly standing united? Niue asks on world’s biggest climate change stage
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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November 14, 2024
In solidarity for a green world,” reads the theme of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. But as world leaders gather at the Nizami Hall for the...
COP29: What you need to know about the global climate summit
Capital FM Kenya
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November 7, 2024
The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) opens next week in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The summit takes place between 11 and 22 November, and decisions made there will impact all of us. To date, the international community...
PM Tagelagi honored to represent Niue in COP29
Television Niue
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November 13, 2024
Prime Minister-Hon. Dalton Tagelagi was part of the official opening ceremony of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event was officiated...
Beetles to the rescue: Niue tackles invasive plant pests
Pacific Media Network
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A leaf-feeding beetle has been introduced in Niue to control the spread of the invasive air potato vines, locally referred to as “hoi”. Television Niue has reported the Pacific Island nation is the first in the region to release the specific...
MEDIA BRIEFING: Major Pacific climate report launched at COP29
Scimex Newsfeed
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November 11, 2024
Funder: This research was funded by Aotearoa New Zealand’s International Development Cooperation Programme — Ngā Hoe Tuputupu-mai-tawhiti. The views expressed in this research and associated publication are those of the authors, and are...
What could a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty look like?
Climate Home News
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June 17, 2025
The 2015 Paris Agreement to tackle climate change famously does not name the controversial root cause of the very problem it is intended to solve: fossil fuels. In the year of its 10th anniversary, Gillian Cooper, political director of the Fossil...
PCRIC and WTW renews portfolio of climate and disaster risk insurance
Captive Insurance News
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November 6, 2024
The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), in partnership with WTW, has renewed its portfolio of policies for governments and affiliated entities in Pacific Island countries and territories. These policy designs were developed using...
COP29: Pacific expert wants action through largest climate-adaptation study
Pacific Media Network
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The 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) is underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, the largest climate change conference in the world, and Pacific Island experts are not wasting any time. University of Canterbury (UC) Professor Steven Ratuva is at the COP29,...
Prime Minister of Niue arrives in Azerbaijan
Azertag
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November 10, 2024
Baku, November 10, AZERTAC Dalton Emani Makamau Tagelagi, Prime Minister of Niue, arrived in Azerbaijan on November 10 to participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. At...
Largest Pacific climate-adaptation study launched at COP29 | University of Canterbury
The National Tribune
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November 8, 2024
Led by Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) and the University of the South Pacific (USP), the three-year study involved over 100 scholars and community experts working across 16 Pacific Island Countries and Territories...