Several Pacific island nations are ramping up pressure on Australia over climate change during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, declaring that Canberra must phase out fossil fuel exports to help ensure their survival.
Among the leaders at CHOGM, the Tuvaluan prime minister, Feleti Teo, told a press conference in Samoa's capital Apia that the current policies of major polluters represented a "death sentence" for his country.
Read more at RNZ International/Pacific news.
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