Pacific Climate Justice


Pacific Climate Justice: Join the people of the Pacific in the fight for climate safety and justice Pacific peoples are fighting for survival. As small islands, the effects of climate change already impact everyday life and eco-systems across the entire tropical paradise region. Pacific peoples are not just victims of climate change. They are custodians […]
* Australian and global leaders to listen to Pacific communities and stop new fossil fuel projects including protecting the Pacific Ocean from Deep Sea Mining * Big polluting countries like Australia to make strong submissions to International Court of Justice on Vanuatu’s request for it to consider human rights impacts of climate change. A strong submission will commit to: * No new coal and gas * End public funding of fossil fuels * Provide financial assistance to nations most vulnerable and impacted by climate change

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Pacific Climate Justice: Join the people of the Pacific in the fight for climate safety and justice

Pacific peoples are fighting for survival. As small islands, the effects of climate change already impact everyday life and eco-systems across the entire tropical paradise region. Pacific peoples are not just victims of climate change. They are custodians of large ocean states, and are powerful moral leaders in the fight to tackle the root causes of climate change. Pacific Island climate activists and Greenpeace are showing the world that complete climate chaos can still be avoided. And we won’t have it any other way. Science tells us that the continuation of fossil-fuel extraction, and the survival of life in the Pacific (both on land and below the rising ocean) cannot coexist. The Pacific is already experiencing rising sea levels and monster cyclones, ocean acidification and dying reefs and many more unjust effects of the climate crisis. The Pacific, despite having contributed almost nothing to global greenhouse emissions, (0.03 collectively) are among the most vulnerable countries of the world to the adverse impacts of climate change. It’s time for wealthy countries like Australia to step and show us their plan to cut emissions to zero!

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Campaign Details

Group Leading this Campaign: Greenpeace Australia Pacific

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Who this Campaign is Targeting: Big polluting countries like Australia, Foreign Minister Penny Wong

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Campaign Ran From: 2022 to 2025

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Outcome Evidence: Despite the campaign achieving a minor win when Foreign Minister Penny Wong committed to submitting to the ICJ, during oral hearings at the end of 2024, Australia ultimately argued against developing international laws to oblige countries to act on climate change – directly undermining submissions and advocacy from Pacific Island nations.

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