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The PRNGO Alliance urges Pacific Leaders to reject military escalation, condemn all missile tests, and protect the Pacific as a genuine Ocean of Peace.

PICAN warns SB64 exposed deep divisions, weakened climate ambition and delayed action, leaving COP31 with a heavier agenda and less trust.

Progress in international climate negotiations depends on science. But right now, it's under attack. Join PICAN and the Friends of Science press conference to defend the science

Get daily high-level updates from PICAN on the June climate meetings in Bonn (SB64), focusing on key issues for the Pacific Islands and SIDS.

As critical UN climate talks begin in Bonn, Pacific civil society representatives are available for interviews on climate finance, adaptation, science integrity and the future of 1.5°C.

Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) welcomes the historic UN General Assembly resolution advancing climate accountability following the International Court of Justice’s landmark climate advisory opinion. The resolution strengthens global recognition that states have legal obligations to address climate harm and protect present and future generations, marking a major victory for Pacific leadership, climate justice, and international accountability.

From lived experience to global leadership, Pacific civil society outlines a justice-driven vision for a fossil fuel transition rooted in sovereignty, community, and accountability.

PICAN responds to the Pacific Islands Forum announcement that Fiji will host the COP31 Pre COP, with a Leaders component in Tuvalu. While welcoming the decision, PICAN calls for clarity on the Pacific’s role in shaping the agenda and outcomes under the Australia and Türkiye co presidency, and urges that the convening deliver concrete progress on the 1.5C limit, climate justice, and red lines long championed by frontline nations.

PICAN's COP30 Outcomes Analysis examines what was agreed, what was lost, and what comes next following the UN climate conference in Belém, Brazil. Download the full report.

Pacific civil society condemns COP30’s weak outcomes, warning that without finance and a fossil fuel phaseout, 1.5°C and frontline communities remain at grave risk.

PICANs reaction to the newly release Mutirão text after two days in a holding pattern.x

Negotiations over the COP31 presidency continue in Belém as Australia and Türkiye work toward agreement within the WEOG group. Pacific Island countries continue to push for climate talks that centre frontline communities. PICAN’s Dr Sindra Sharma stresses that the unresolved COP31 outcome does not change global responsibility to keep warming to 1.5°C and that final COP30 decisions will set the foundation for ambition and justice next year.

Get daily high-level updates from PICAN on COP30, focusing on key issues for the Pacific Islands and SIDS.

The latest UN Environment Programme Emissions Gap Report 2025 delivers yet another stark warning - the world is still far off track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, with current Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) leading us towards a devastating 2.3–2.5°C pathway of warming. For the Pacific, where the impacts of the climate crisis are already a lived reality, this failure to act with urgency is nothing short of an injustice.

PICAN's analysis of the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Communique examines key wins, critical gaps, and the central failure on fossil fuels — and what it all means for Pacific climate justice advocacy.

PICAN welcomes key achievements of the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting, including the establishment of the Pacific Resilience Facility and the adoption of the Blue Pacific Ocean of Peace Declaration. These are important steps towards resilience and justice for frontline Pacific communities.

PICAN calls for climate accountability from Prime Minister Albanese, stating that an approval of the North West Shelf gas project and a failure to set a 1.5C-aligned climate plan would amount to an 'assault' on Pacific communities, and a breach of its international obligations.

Negotiations at INC5.2 in Geneva failed to produce the ambitious and legally binding global plastics treaty the world needs, leaving Pacific peoples exposed to ongoing harm from plastic pollution. The talks were marred by a broken process and heavy industry influence, with 234 fossil fuel and chemical lobbyists registered. Pacific Small Island Developing States led with clear, science based demands. PICAN calls for negotiators to reconvene urgently and fix the rules that allo

Get daily high-level updates from PICAN on the INC5.2 Global Plastics Treaty, focusing on key issues for the Pacific Islands and SIDS.

New analysis of INC-5.2 participation exposes a concerning level of fossil fuel and chemical industry presence, with at least 234 registered lobbyists. Civil society, Indigenous and scientific voices warn this corporate capture risks shaping a treaty meant to end plastic pollution. PICAN calls on UNEP and the INC Secretariat to adopt robust conflict of interest rules so negotiations serve people and planet, not industry profit.