Australia and Pacific climate ministers met in Sydney to discuss climate and energy priorities. Discussions included climate misinformation and shared Pacific priorities.
The Pacific dialogue, known as a Talanoa, brings together leaders and partners from across the region. It comes ahead of Pre-COP in Fiji in October and COP31 in Türkiye in November.
The meeting focused on shared regional priorities, including:
- keeping the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C within reach
- recognising the role of the ocean in climate action
- improving access to climate finance
- supporting Pacific voices and leadership
- ensuring climate decisions are guided by science.
The discussions will help shape our regional priorities ahead of COP31.
Australia joins global initiative to improve access to accurate climate information
Alongside the Talanoa, Australia joined the Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change.
Australia joins 15 other countries committed to improving access to trusted information. The UK and Canada have also signed on, helping strengthen global collaboration through this initiative.
- The initiative is led by:
- United Nations
- UNESCO
- Government of Brazil.
It supports better access to reliable information about climate change and clean energy. Access to accurate information is essential for climate action. It helps communities, governments and businesses understand and prepare for climate risks.
Australia and Pacific nations share a commitment to improving access to trusted information. This helps people most affected by climate change share their experiences and be heard.
What our partners are saying
"We cannot achieve climate action without information integrity. Australia's decision to join the Global Initiative is a welcome show of leadership at a critical moment for the informed decision-making that the climate crisis demands. Reliable climate information must be available to all, and the scientists, journalists and advocates who provide it must be protected and heard. We look forward to working with the Government of Australia to strengthen climate information integrity ahead of COP31 and beyond."
Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, United Nations
"UNESCO warmly welcomes Australia's decision to join the Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change. This important commitment reinforces the global effort to ensure that climate action is guided by trusted, science-based information. As a longstanding leader and partner in the Pacific, Australia is well placed to help strengthen a robust information ecosystem across a region disproportionately affected by climate change. We look forward to working together to advance information integrity in support of sustainable and inclusive climate solutions."
Mariya Gabriel, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO
"Australia's adhesion to the Global Initiative and the Declaration is timely and much welcomed by Brazil. It adds to the momentum around the matter from COP30-presided by Brazil, where information integrity got unprecedented acknowledgment-towards COP31, led by Australia and Türkiye, where we hope it will continue to gather attention and support from multiple countries, civil society, academia and the private sector."
João Brant, Secretary for Digital Policies at the Secretariat for Social Communication of the Presidency of the Republic, Government of Brazil
