Port Vila Call for a Just Transition to a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific
Port Vila Call for a Just Transition to a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific is a forum intended to call for the phase-out of fossil fuels in line with the Paris Agreement’s limitation to warming being only 1.5 °C (34.7 °F) or below[1] and the 'rapid and just transition' to renewable energy and strengthening environmental law, including introducing the criminalization of ecocide.
The forum stated that policymakers should join the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) and support the UN General Assembly Resolution.[2]
History[edit]
Vanuatu and Tuvalu co-hosted the second Pacific Ministerial Dialogue in Port Vila, Vanuatu, on March 15–17, 2023,[2] in partial response to the two Category 4 Judy and Kevin cyclones that were started on around March 1, 2023.[3] The minister and officials of Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Fiji, Niue, the Solomon Islands, and Tonga met for a Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers Meeting in Suva, Fiji.[4] The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat was tasked with progressing the discussions.[4] On August 14, 2023, the forum was accepted.
Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu's Climate Change Minister, has urged the government not to reverse the ban on fossil fuel exploration. In response, Brownlee, the representative of the new government, stated that he had not underestimated the importance of fossil fuel extraction as an issue.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Hawking, Tom; Hemming, Polly (June 2023). "A fair COP31. The 2026 UN Climate Conference" (PDF). The Australia Institute. Endeavour House, Canberra, Australia: 15. ISSN 1836-9014. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 17, 2023.
- ^ a b Ligaiula, Pita (March 17, 2023). "Port Vila call for a just transition to a fossil fuel free Pacific". Pacific News Service. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Stancil, Kenny (March 17, 2023). "Six Island Nations Commit to 'Fossil Fuel-Free Pacific,' Demand Global Just Transition". Common Dreams. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Pacific Economic Ministers Welcome Port Vila Call for Just Transition to a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific". The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Daalder, Marc (November 9, 2023). "Vanuatu urges National not to restart offshore oil and gas". Newsroom. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2024.