Big polluters urged to pay as key Pacific summit opens in Tonga

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (C) attends the Pacific Islands Forum in Nuku’alofa on August 26, 2024..
Photo: Tupou Vaipulu / AFP
Source: AFP

Emissions-belching nations were challenged to stump up for climate-related damage as a key Pacific islands summit opened on Monday, with low-lying Tuvalu declaring: “If you pollute, you should pay.”

The Pacific Islands Forum got underway in Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa, with leaders hoping to draw global attention to the…

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