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Pacific calls for fossil fuel phase-out
October 30, 2026 _ EMA GANIVATU _ Climate Change（https://islandsbusiness.com/tag/climate-change-2/）, Climate Justice（https://islandsbusiness.com/tag/climate-justice/）, COP31（https://islandsbusiness.com/tag/cop31/）, Fossil Fuels（https://islandsbusiness.com/tag/fossil-fuel/）, Pacific（https://islandsbusiness.com/tag/pacific/） _ News（https://islandsbusiness.com/category/news-break/）,
PACIFIC climate priorities include an immediate phase-out of coal, oil and gas, alongside stronger accountability from major emitting countries to keep the 1.5°C temperature limit within reach.
The call forms part of the Funafuti Call for Climate Justice, an outcome of the Civil Society Regional Dialogue for Pacific Voices Ahead of Pre-COP31 and COP31, held in Tuvalu on September 10–11, 2026.
The outcome statement describes 1.5°C as a non-negotiable survival threshold for Pacific peoples, cultures, health, livelihoods, sovereignty and future generations.
It calls for stronger accountability measures to ensure major emitting countries deliver climate action consistent with the temperature target and meet their legal obligations.
It also urges states to stop fossil fuel exploration, licensing and expansion, and end fossil fuel subsidies.
The statement says developed countries must lead the managed decline of fossil fuels first and fastest, in line with their responsibilities and capabilities, while all states must follow.
It rejects what it calls false solutions, including carbon capture and storage, nuclear energy, offsetting, geoengineering, and managed transition pathways when used as substitutes for reducing fossil fuel production and consumption.
Pacific leaders are urged to endorse the Tassiriki Call for a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific and demand grant-based finance and technology transfer from development partners to help the region reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels.