Tuvalu, tiny Pacific nation at the forefront of climate crisis, to host world leaders before Cop31 summit

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Tuvalu, the Pacific nation at the forefront of the global climate crisis, will host a special meeting of world leaders before this year’s Cop31 summit, as the conference president expresses “complete faith” in Chris Bowen to lead tough negotiations.

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“To advance the fight against climate change, help boost climate resilience and accelerate the clean energy transition, already under way and irreversible, yet needing to progress more rapidly, we will bring together our diplomatic, geopolitical and economic strengths.”

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