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Proposal that ships pay levy on emissions to fund climate action in poor countries opposed by powerful economies

As sea levels continue to rise due to global warming, Tuvalu, a small archipelago in the Pacific, is seeing its territory disappear underwater, threatening the survival of its more than 11,000 inhabitants. A new treaty with Australia, however, will soon allow Tuvaluans to move to the largest country in Oceania,…

Tuvalu said on Tuesday it plans to build a digital version of itself, replicating islands and landmarks and preserving its history and culture as rising sea levels threaten to submerge the tiny Pacific island nation.

They are the images that made us sit up and take notice. As world leaders gather for Cop27, these pictures prove that global heating isn’t a distant possibility – it’s already here

While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a favourite to win, here are some other figures working towards making the world a peaceful place.

Pacific countries remain divided as a deep-sea mining company prepares to test a system to extract minerals and metals from the ocean floor.

You wait ages for the bus, and then three come along at once. Books are a bit like that, too, although in this case it's only a pair of them, both tackling the question of what to do about all the "climate refugees". (The United Nations' International Organization for Migration…

Both the United States and China need to be on board to ensure peace and bring action on climate change, Tuvalu's foreign minister said on Thursday.

It's one of the most high-stakes Pacific Islands Forums in recent memory, but political power plays may be standing in the way of real progress.