From Suva Climate Declaration to Paris to PEV: Leadership in Climate Action

The 2015 Suva Climate Declaration was transformational and provided the basis of many of the core issues such as 1.5°C temperature goal, fossil fuel phase out, adaptation, loss and damage, and climate finance etc as Pacific climate justice demands.The panel will explore the role of the Pacific leadership in using this at the Paris Agreement negotiations and translating this into real action as well as building on decades of Pacific leadership. The event will bring together past, current and future leaders, regional policy experts and generate Pacific-led messages for COP31. Panelists will make the argument for stronger political leadership and financial commitments, operationalising the conversation in the legal imperative of the 2025 International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion. The panel will also examine the importance of strong leadership for strong Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and reflect on the barriers to and the gap between promised and delivered finance.