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Helen Davidson: Australia has a ‘moral responsibility’ to planet, says Marape

July 29, 2019

James Marape told The Guardian that Australia had “a moral responsibility … to the upkeep of the planet”, particularly given the extreme effect it was having on smaller Pacific nations. “I don’t intend to speak from Canberra’s perspective, they have their own policy mindset, but as human beings I know they will respond to the moral obligation ... <a title="Helen Davidson: Australia has a ‘moral responsibility’ to planet, says Marape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/29/helen-davidson-australia-has-a-moral-responsibility-to-planet-says-marape/" aria-label="Read more about Helen Davidson: Australia has a ‘moral responsibility’ to planet, says Marape">Read more</a>

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Police drop trespass charges against French TV crew at Adani protest

July 25, 2019

French television journalist Hugo Clément speaking out about the arrest in Queensland on Monday. Video: Euronews Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has dropped trespass charges against a prominent French journalist and his film crew who were arrested while filming anti-Adani protesters earlier this week, reports ABC News. France 2 reporter Hugo ... <a title="Police drop trespass charges against French TV crew at Adani protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/25/police-drop-trespass-charges-against-french-tv-crew-at-adani-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Police drop trespass charges against French TV crew at Adani protest">Read more</a>

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USP journo students return from ‘successful’ Solomons climate project

July 2, 2019

By Michael Andrew A group of University of the South Pacific journalism students have returned from a week-long trip in the Solomon Islands covering communities at the forefront of climate change. Rosalie Nongebatu, Romeka Kumari and Ben Bilua, who are also part of Wansolwara team, were selected to be a part of the project “Adapting ... <a title="USP journo students return from ‘successful’ Solomons climate project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/02/usp-journo-students-return-from-successful-solomons-climate-project/" aria-label="Read more about USP journo students return from ‘successful’ Solomons climate project">Read more</a>

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Climate crisis: Bold call for security partners to prevent ‘catastrophe’

June 26, 2019

ANALYSIS: By Pip Hinman in Sydney Long-time Australian climate campaigner David Spratt and former fossil fuel company executive Ian Dunlop have issued a bold call for unlikely partners to work together to avoid climate catastrophe. In particular, their policy paper, Existential climate-related security risk: A scenario approach appears to call on the national security sector ... <a title="Climate crisis: Bold call for security partners to prevent ‘catastrophe’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/climate-crisis-bold-call-for-security-partners-to-prevent-catastrophe/" aria-label="Read more about Climate crisis: Bold call for security partners to prevent ‘catastrophe’">Read more</a>

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USP journo students head to Solomons for environmental reporting project

June 25, 2019

By Rosalie Nongebatu in Suva Three journalism students from The University of the South Pacific in Suva have been selected to participate in a week-long environmental reporting project in the Solomon Islands. After a stringent selection process, students Rosalie Nongebatu, Romeka Kumari and Ben Bilua were chosen to be part of the project titled, “Adapting ... <a title="USP journo students head to Solomons for environmental reporting project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/25/usp-journo-students-head-to-solomons-for-environmental-reporting-project/" aria-label="Read more about USP journo students head to Solomons for environmental reporting project">Read more</a>

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Remote Vanuatu journo goes above and beyond to tell stories

June 18, 2019

By RNZ Pacific  Clinging to to the top of a swaying coconut tree, Vanuatu journalist Edgar Howard carefully plucks out his phone from his pocket. He’s clambered up there looking for a strong enough signal, so he can file his report to VBTC, the country’s public broadcaster in the capital, Port Vila. That’s the way ... <a title="Remote Vanuatu journo goes above and beyond to tell stories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/18/remote-vanuatu-journo-goes-above-and-beyond-to-tell-stories/" aria-label="Read more about Remote Vanuatu journo goes above and beyond to tell stories">Read more</a>

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Auckland Council declares climate emergency after meeting with youth

June 11, 2019

By Radio New Zealand Auckland Council has declared a climate emergency after an Environment Committee meeting today. The council’s motion was passed unanimously and was met with applause from activists in the packed public gallery. Activists had told committee members many of them would be voting this election and their votes depended on what councillors ... <a title="Auckland Council declares climate emergency after meeting with youth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/11/auckland-council-declares-climate-emergency-after-meeting-with-youth/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Council declares climate emergency after meeting with youth">Read more</a>

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Torres Strait Islanders in UN challenge over Australian climate ‘rights abuses’

May 27, 2019

By Kristen Lyons of the University of Queensland Climate change threatens Australia in many different ways, and can devastate rural and urban communities alike. For Torres Strait Islanders, it is a crisis that is washing away their homes, infrastructure and even cemeteries. The failure to take action on this crisis has led a group of ... <a title="Torres Strait Islanders in UN challenge over Australian climate ‘rights abuses’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/27/torres-strait-islanders-in-un-challenge-over-australian-climate-rights-abuses/" aria-label="Read more about Torres Strait Islanders in UN challenge over Australian climate ‘rights abuses’">Read more</a>

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Big week for climate action rallies and democracy – pro-coal in Australia

May 25, 2019

By Megan Darby of Climate Home News It has been a big week for democracy, starting with a pro-coal verdict in Australia and ending with Europeans going to the polls. Environmentalists despaired as Australian Labor lost another battle in the “climate wars”, punished in coal country for refusing to subsidise new mining infrastructure. On the ... <a title="Big week for climate action rallies and democracy – pro-coal in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/25/big-week-for-climate-action-rallies-and-democracy-pro-coal-in-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Big week for climate action rallies and democracy – pro-coal in Australia">Read more</a>

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UN chief calls for immediate climate action to ‘save Pacific – and world’

May 21, 2019

COMMENTARY: By Dan McGarry in Port Vila Vanuatu and other Pacific nations can teach a lesson to the world, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “That lesson is very simple. We absolutely need to save the Pacific, and to save the world, that the temperatures will not rise above 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of ... <a title="UN chief calls for immediate climate action to ‘save Pacific – and world’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/21/un-chief-calls-for-immediate-climate-action-to-save-pacific-and-world/" aria-label="Read more about UN chief calls for immediate climate action to ‘save Pacific – and world’">Read more</a>

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Guterres praises Fiji over leadership in global battle against climate change

May 16, 2019

By RNZ Pacific The UN Secretary General António Guterres has praised Fiji as a strong committed partner in peacekeeping and for taking a leading role in the battle against climate change. Guterres was speaking after formal talks with Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama today. Guterres said it needec to be recognised the battle was not ... <a title="Guterres praises Fiji over leadership in global battle against climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/16/guterres-praises-fiji-over-leadership-in-global-battle-against-climate-change/" aria-label="Read more about Guterres praises Fiji over leadership in global battle against climate change">Read more</a>

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UN Security-General tells youth be ‘noisy as possible’ on climate change

May 13, 2019

By Michael Andrew Older generations are failing to address climate change and they need the world’s youth to lead the way, says United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. Speaking at Auckland University of Technology’s southern campus in Manukau today as part of a two-day tour of New Zealand and the Pacific, Guterres said governments have not ... <a title="UN Security-General tells youth be ‘noisy as possible’ on climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/un-security-general-tells-youth-be-noisy-as-possible-on-climate-change/" aria-label="Read more about UN Security-General tells youth be ‘noisy as possible’ on climate change">Read more</a>