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Stay informed on COP31 negotiations in Antalya with PICAN’s daily policy updates, offering timely analysis of key developments, emerging challenges and decisions that matter most to the Pacific. Updated throughout the conference, this living resource supports informed engagement and collective advocacy for climate justice.

PICAN joins Pacific civil society organisations in questioning Israel’s admission as a partner of the Pacific Islands Forum. In a collective statement, the PRNGO Alliance calls for a review of the partnership, greater transparency and accountability, and respect for international law. The statement reaffirms that the Blue Pacific’s vision of an Ocean of Peace must be grounded in justice, sovereignty and self-determination.

PICAN responds to UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2026, warning that current climate policies could lead to 2.8°C of warming. Pacific climate advocates highlight the irreversible losses associated with overshooting 1.5°C, the risks of relying on future carbon removal, and the urgent need to end fossil fuel expansion. Ahead of COP31, PICAN calls for stronger emissions reductions, equitable climate finance and decisions grounded in the best available science.

Pacific Activists at SB62 in Bonn, Germany The Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN), representing more than 290 member organisations across the region, is calling on governments meeting at the 65th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-65) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 12–16 October 2026, to ensure that all three Working Group reports of the Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) are delivered in 2028. After five consecutive sessions without agree

Pacific climate advocates bring the five Red Lines for 1.5°C to life ahead of Pre-COP31, carrying the demands of Pacific civil society from Nadi towards COP31.

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) have formalised their partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding signed in Nadi, Fiji. The agreement strengthens cooperation on environmental protection, climate action and the meaningful integration of Pacific civil society, Indigenous knowledge and community expertise into regional policy and decision-making.

Pacific Leaders have held firm on climate change at PIFLM55 in Palau, but PICAN says ambition must now translate into action. Keeping 1.5°C within reach means ending fossil fuel expansion, delivering accessible climate finance to Pacific communities, and taking a precautionary approach to deep-sea mining.

PICAN responds to UNEP’s 1.5°C overshoot report, warning that every fraction of warming matters and calling for urgent emissions cuts and climate finance.

PICAN's analysis of the 55th 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.

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