The prime minister of Papua New Guinea (PNG), Peter O’Neill, has recently appealed for Australia to help Pacific island countries fight climate change by standing as an advocate for a strong global climate deal in the Paris climate summit. PNG and other low-lying Pacific countries are considered to be the most vulnerable to the impact of climate change, and experts say that the nations are already experiencing the effects.
O’Neill considers Australia to have the largest economic power in the Pacific region, and he said that the country can assist at-risk neighbouring islands secure an agreement in the summit that will help them face climate change. Pacific leaders are hoping to have a concrete global climate agreement with more than 190 nations at the COP21 in Paris, which starts on Nov. 30.
Source: International Business Times