AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoCOP spending row: Australia’s climate chief Chris Bowen and opposition energy spokesman Dan Tehan went “toe-to-toe” over taxpayer-funded COP31 travel and staffing, with documents pointing to nearly $500,000 spent on trips tied to the negotiations and Bowen firing back that Tehan is the “biggest hypocrite in parliament.” Climate justice push: The UN General Assembly backed a landmark ICJ-linked climate resolution 141-8, urging states to cut emissions, phase down fossil fuel subsidies, and provide “full reparation,” despite US-led opposition. Tuvalu at the frontline: Tuvalu is investing in teacher training for 970 children, while another report spotlights the hard reality of climate migration—land reclamation in Funafuti as many Tuvaluans apply to relocate to Australia under the Falepili Union. Regional security: Tuvalu and other Pacific police leaders met in Momi Bay to coordinate responses to transnational organised crime, feeding outcomes back to leaders in Palau. Pacific diplomacy: Taiwan’s vice foreign minister Ger attended Marshall Islands Constitution Day in Taipei, reaffirming cooperation on climate resilience and the blue economy.
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