
Pacific Island Tuvalu calls for 1.5 degrees global warming limit or faces 'total demise'
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At just 4.5 metres above sea level, the tiny island of Tuvalu in the Pacific Ocean is precariously positioned on the front line of climate change. Speaking at the summit this week, Mr Sopoaga said: “Pacific islanders are facing the brunt of climate change impacts and are increasingly finding themselves with few options." open image in gallery Tuvalu Prime Minister Enele Sosene Sopoaga arrives for the opening of the UN conference on climate change Getty “Tuvalu’s future at current warming, is already bleak, any further temperature increase will spell the total demise of Tuvalu. A member of The Alliance of Small Island States, Tuvalu, along with 43 other coastal and low lying islands, are calling for a Paris agreement that will limit global warming to 1.5 degrees by 2100, rather than the proposed two degrees open image in gallery Waters move inland on the island of Tuvalu Getty ASIS are also demanding a loss and damages clause in the final agreement, allowing small states compensation for the devastating impacts of weather related events.
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