https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/16/cop30-tuvalu-trump
"Of all the representatives from 193 countries present at the crucial UN
climate talks in Belém, Brazil, only one has summoned the courage to take the
stage and publicly denounce the absent and hostile Trump administration: the
climate minister of tiny Tuvalu.
On Monday, Maina Vakafua Talia told leaders and diplomats at the Cop30 summit
that Donald Trump had shown a “shameful disregard for the rest of the world” by
withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement.
At a gathering where Trump has loomed large despite refusing to send a US
delegation, Talia’s public rebuke is in stark contrast to mostly private
murmurings from delegations aghast at attempts by the US to halt climate action
but wary of potential retribution from the White House.
“We can’t remain silent while our islands are sinking. We can’t remain silent
while our people are suffering,” Talia said. Tuvalu is a nation of atolls and
reef islands in the south Pacific and is considered acutely vulnerable to sea
level rise and fiercer storms caused by the climate crisis.
“The US has withdrawn from the Paris climate agreement, and I think that’s a
shameful thing to do,” he said. “We look to the US for options, for peace, but
it seems they are going in the opposite direction and we should hold them
accountable. Just because the US is a bigger country doesn’t mean we have to be
silent. What matters to us is our survival.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
