As the final official day of COP29 dawns, development, climate and social sector agencies and Pacific and First Nations communities are urgently calling on the Australian Government in an open letter to do everything they can to support low-income countries bearing the brunt of the climate crisis. The coalition of NGOs, including Oxfam Australia, ActionAid […]
Responding to the publication today of the G20 Leaders’ communiqué, Oxfam Brazil’s Executive Director Viviana Santiago said: “We applaud Brazil for using their G20 Presidency to respond to people’s demands worldwide to tackle extreme inequality, hunger and climate breakdown, and particularly for rallying action on taxing the super-rich. Brazil has lit a path toward a more […]
“We welcome the recent announcement that the Australian Government will commit $125 million to support the Pacific’s renewable energy transition. This funding will ensure communities in remote areas can get access to clean energy for the first time, significantly enhancing the provision of basic services such education and healthcare as well. “These are the types […]
In response to the announcement that the Australian Government will guarantee up to AUD$300 million worth of Asian Development Bank (ADB) climate change lending for the Pacific and South-East Asia, Oxfam Australia Policy and Advocacy Lead, Josie Lee, says: “We are disappointed that the Australian Government has announced money for loans at this time, when […]
Climate disasters are costing the Pacific eight times more than they did a decade ago The number of people impacted by climate disasters in the Pacific increased 700% on average in the last decade, compared to the previous decade, according to new analysis by Oxfam Australia released as COP29 climate negotiations begin today in Baku. […]
One hour of emissions from Australian billionaires’ super yachts and private jets equals what an average Australian emits in an entire year, a new Oxfam report reveals today. Globally, fifty of the world’s richest billionaires on average produce more carbon in just 90 minutes than the average person does in their entire lifetime. The first-of-its-kind […]
Four young grassroots climate leaders from the Asia-Pacific region and the Kimberley will today meet with Australian political leaders in Canberra calling on them to urgently ban fracking, phase out fossil fuels and address the climate crisis affecting their communities. Hosted by Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network and Oxfam Australia, the young climate advocates spent […]
At least US$1 trillion is needed to support low-income countries bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, according to a new report — Seizing the Moment: A New Climate Finance Goal That Delivers for the Pacific. The report’s release by a coalition of NGOs coincides with the attendance of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and UN […]
Civil society groups from across Australia and the Pacific are calling on the Australian Government to champion loss and damage finance for Pacific Island countries at the upcoming Bonn UN Climate Change Conference, saying there is an urgent need to support frontline communities grappling with the escalating climate crisis. In a joint letter led by […]
Oxfam analysed the largest climate adaptation projects of the Asian Development Bank in the region and discovered that the actual adaptation finance could be off by 44 percent—$0.9 billion instead of the reported $1.7 billion. The new report, ‘Unaccountable Adaptation: The Asian Development Bank’s overstated claims on climate adaptation finance’, assessed the bank’s climate finance […]