Labor faces major climate test, under pressure from the Pacific

Vanuatu’s special envoy on climate change for the Pacific has told Australia to back his country’s push to tie climate change inaction to the International Court of Justice, escalating pressure on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to act days before he meets with Pacific leaders in Suva.

Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen and Foreign Minister Penny Wong were contacted for comment. Wong reiterated in Singapore on Wednesday that the “new Australian government has been elected with a much greater level of ambition on climate change”. “We are serious about it,” she said. Greens deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi said Australia’s support for the initiative would demonstrate that the new government “wants to be a climate leader rather than a climate laggard”.“Those least responsible for the climate crisis, including nations like Vanuatu, face the worst impacts of climate change,” she said.

The two issues, climate change action and China’s rising influence are set to dominate the agenda at the Pacific Island leaders meeting this week. Albanese is expected to arrive in Suva on Wednesday.On Saturday, dozens of Pacific activists and students, Greenpeace Australia Pacific and Amnesty International rallied at a flotilla in Suva calling for leaders to endorse the International Court of Justice campaign.

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