Jacynta Fa'amau “Draw The Line at 1.5℃”.

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Jacynta Fa'amau at the Australia Parliament House. (Image by Photox - Canberra Photography Services)

Jacynta Fa'amau of 350.org and other Pasefika Climate campaigners have called on the Australia government to “Draw The Line at 1.5℃” as it considers the country's emission targets for 2035.


The call to “Draw The Line at 1.5℃” will be part of global events in September to put climate action under lights before world leaders meet in Brazil for COP30.

Earlier this month, the International Court of Justice gave an advisory opinion that states have a legal duty to tackle climate change, and that failure to do so may constitute the commitment of 'wrongful acts'.

The case in the I-C-J was brought by Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, a group of law students from Vanuatu and other Pasefika nations.

Jacynta Fa'amau and other campaigners from the Pasefika diaspora were joined by UN climate change chief, Simon Stiel who urged the Australian government to be bolder and more ambitious in its efforts to “Draw The Line at 1.5℃”.

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