'Pacific leaders continue to show what true climate leadership looks like.'
"Pacific leaders continue to show what true climate leadership looks like," said one climate activist.Campaigners on Tuesday applauded leaders in the Global South for continuing to lead the way in the fight for far-reaching climate action as the island nation of Tuvalu brought a proposal for a fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty to the United Nations' annual climate change conference.
By formally endorsing the creation of a treaty, said the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, Tuvalu is"proactively seeking solutions to phase out fossil fuels and offer hope to its population and the world." "Pacific leaders continue to show what true climate leadership looks like," said climate activist Brianna Fruean."From their key role in the Paris agreement, to the fight to limit warming to 1.5 degrees, to the historic endorsement of the fossil fuel treaty today."
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