China and US both needed on board for climate change action, says Tuvalu minister

Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe grabbed the world’s attention in 2021 when he addressed a global climate conference standing ankle deep in the sea to illustrate that Tuvalu was “sinking”. He returned this year with the same message, that Tuvalu is still sinking. With 40 per cent of the capital district under water at daily high tide, the tiny nation is forecast to be completely submerged by the end of the century. The foreign minister said that climate cooperation between the US and China was needed, despite political tensions between both sides  that extend to the Pacific islands.