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- Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka called for climate finance and stronger global response at pre-COP31.
- Pacific leaders and scholars met at University of South Pacific in Suva on Oct 3 to demand faster action.
- Speakers said the Paris Agreement cut warming from 4.0 °C to 2.6 °C, yet rapid decarbonisation remains essential for 1.5 °C.
- Palau climate coordinator Xavier Matsutaro urged emitters to apologise for loss and damage before providing aid.