A ministerial conference taking place in Fiji and Tuvalu has called on countries to urgently expand their climate commitments, saying greater effort is needed to hold temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) and curb the consequences of extreme weather.
"deep, rapid and sustained emissions reductions are required to minimise the magnitude and duration of overshoot" of the target, the meeting said on Tuesday.
According to Reuters, the statement was issued by a gathering that leads up to the United Nations' COP31 summit, with reporting from Nadi, Fiji, and Sydney.
