How can Vanuatu fund its earthquake recovery? There’s only one option

By Peter Judge* Rescue teams dig for survivors trapped in crumpled buildings in Port Vila on 18 December. Photo: AFP Last October I argued that Vanuatu was facing an economic emergency. Since then, the world has become far more dangerous and...

Global breakthrough to tackle shipping emissions

Countries have agreed a global deal to tackle shipping emissions, after nearly ten years of negotiations. The agreement covers the vast majority of the world's commercial shipping and means that starting in 2028, ship owners will have to use...

Earthquake & Renewable Energy A Focus In Vanuatu

Rt Hon Winston Peters Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs New Zealand is boosting support to Vanuatu to recover from last year’s earthquake and develop its renewable energy sector, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says. “Being in...

PNG should assess industries dependant on US imports: Maru

INTERNATIONAL Trade and Investment Minister Richard Maru says the country should assess the impact on industries that depend on United States imports like Air Niugini who mainly import aircraft parts from the US Maru said this this week during the...

IMO to Impose Global Carbon Levy on Shipping by 2028

In a joint statement, they argue the outcome "would do too little, too late to cut shipping emissions and protect their islands". These small island states, some of the most at-risk places on the planet due to sea level rise, had pushed for a flat...

International Nature Conservation Congress Denounces Fossil Fuels as Threat to Nature

One of the world’s largest nature conservation organizations has stepped forward to formally denounce fossil fuels as a threat to nature. During the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress Oct. 9-15,...

Vanuatu election 2025: Earthquake aftershocks expose high cost of democracy

COMMENTARY: By Anna Naupa Out of the rubble of last year’s 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila on December 17 and the snap election due next week on January 16, a new leadership is required to reset the country’s...

‘Too Little, Too Late’: Developing Countries Disappointed at World’s First Carbon Levy on Shipping

Two dozen climate vulnerable countries that had rallied behind a proposal to charge commercial vessels a 1.5C-aligned, flat high fee, expressed disappointment at the agreement, saying it “would do too little, too late to cut shipping emissions and...

Pacific Ministers Push To Lock In Clean Energy Transition At International Maritime Organization

From left to right: Hon. Simon Kofe (Tuvalu), Hon. Hilton Kendall (Republic of the Marshall Islands), Hon. Manasseh Maelanga (Solomon Islands), Hon. Ro Filipe Tuisawau (Fiji), Hon. Ralph Regenvanu (Vanuatu) (Photo/Supplied) Apr 7, 2025, Driven by...

UN Imposes First-Ever Global Carbon Tax On Shipping Industry

(MENAFN- KNN India) New Delhi, Apr 12 (KNN) In a landmark decision on Friday, India and 62 other countries voted in favour of the world's first-ever global carbon tax on the shipping industry. The historic move was made by the United Nations'...

Vanuatu earthquake: latest update paints a distressing picture

Photo: CNN Concerns over gender-based violence in Vanuatu have emerged in a government report following the devastating earthquake in Port Vila just over three weeks ago. Officials believe the death toll from the magnitutde 7.3 quake on December...

IMO Approves World's First Industry-Wide, Truly Global Carbon Fee

After 10 years of deliberation, IMO member nations have agreed to implement the first global carbon fee for shipping. It is the first UN-administered carbon revenue system of any kind. At the final day of talks for the Marine Environment...

Pacific leaders disappointed at global shipping emissions deal

Tuvalu Minister for Transport, Energy, Communications and Innovation Simon Kofe delivers a closing statement on behalf of Fiji, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Palau, Vanuatu, Seychelles, and Tuvalu at the International Maritime Organization....

India supports first global carbon tax on shipping

India and 62 other countries on Friday voted in favour of the world's first-ever global carbon tax imposed on the shipping industry by the United Nations' shipping agency. The decision, taken at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)...

India News | India Votes in Favour of First Global Carbon Tax on Shipping

New Delhi, Apr 12 (PTI) India and 62 other countries voted in favour of the world's first-ever global carbon tax imposed on the shipping industry by the United Nations' shipping agency. The decision, taken at the International Maritime...

Vanuatu Illustrates Risks of Thin Subsea Cable Infrastructure

[By Cynthia Mehboob] Last month’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake near Vanuatu caused widespread devastation and left at least a dozen people dead. The disaster also exposed a critical vulnerability in Vanuatu’s digital infrastructure, specifically the...

India News | India Supports First Global Carbon Tax on Shipping

New Delhi, Apr 11 (PTI) India and 62 other countries on Friday voted in favour of the world's first-ever global carbon tax imposed on the shipping industry by the United Nations' shipping agency. The decision, taken at the International Maritime...

Vanuatu’s digital vulnerability

Last month’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake near Vanuatu caused widespread devastation and left at least a dozen people dead. The disaster also exposed a critical vulnerability in Vanuatu’s digital infrastructure, specifically the over-reliance on a...

UN agrees global carbon pricing for international shipping

The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed on a key climate policy for global shipping–including pricing of emissions–aimed at delivering on the 2023 Revised Strategy goals: an equitable transition to net-zero by/around 2050....

UN adopts framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in international shipping

The UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted the first legally binding international framework to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping. Finalized in London after a week of negotiations, the policy...