AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoPacific Tourism Boost: A new World Bank report says adventure and cultural tourism can deliver higher, more sustainable returns for Pacific economies after COVID-era shocks, with arrivals and jobs rebounding but 2020 revenue still down 81%. Fossil Fuel Phaseout Push: The “coalition of the willing” meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia, is being hailed as a turning point because it tackled fossil fuels directly outside the UN COP deadlock—yet it produced no binding deadlines, leaving finance as the big sticking point. Tuvalu in the Spotlight: Tuvalu’s UN-backed push for a fossil-fuel-free future continues, while the country is also building a “digital nation” to preserve land and governance as sea levels rise. Community Climate Money: The Pacific Resilience Facility Treaty has now entered into force after Fiji and Australia ratified it, aiming to get grants to villages for adaptation and loss-and-damage responses. Security + Energy Link: Australia and Fiji are also moving toward a Vuvale Union treaty, with Australia pledging A$30m to help stabilize fuel supplies—showing how energy security and regional diplomacy are now tightly tied.
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