As China and EU disappoint, prospects of meeting 1.5C climate target fade

This week’s pledges by the EU, China and other large countries for emissions cuts by 2035 are not ambitious enough to get global climate targets back on track, climate experts say. With the US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and President...

US $ for Nitijela

GIFF JOHNSON There were three major outcomes of the high-level United States government visit to Majuro last week. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo led a delegation for an overnight...

LR approves HHI forward accommodation LNG carrier

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted approval in principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for a new LNG carrier design that relocates the accommodation block to the vessel’s bow and incorporates Mitsui OSK Lines’ (MOL) Wind Challenger...

China, world's largest carbon polluting nation, announces new goal to cut emissions

With China leading the way by announcing its first emission cuts, world leaders said Wednesday they are getting more serious about fighting climate change and the deadly extreme weather that comes with it. At the United Nations' high-level climate...

Billionaire Ong Beng Seng’s confidant bought Sergey Brin’s yacht

A PERSON from billionaire Ong Beng Seng’s inner circle was behind the purchase of a superyacht previously owned by Google co-founder Sergey Brin, according to people familiar with the matter. The 73-metre Capricorn was transferred to a new holding...

China announces new climate goals, pledges to slash emissions by 2035

With China leading the way by announcing its first emission cuts, world leaders said Wednesday they are getting more serious about fighting climate change and the deadly extreme weather that comes with it. At the United Nations' high-level climate...

China Urged to ‘Go Further, Faster’ After Unveiling First-Ever Emission Reduction Pledge

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With China leading the way by announcing its first emission cuts, world leaders said Wednesday they are getting more serious about fighting climate change and the deadly extreme weather that comes with it. In a surprise...

US announces $60M payment to Pacific Islands Forum for fishing treaty

By Pacific Island Times News Staff The U.S. government has promised to remit $60 million to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, representing the second installment for a 10-year economic assistance agreement associated with the South...

Familiar Tensions Emerge at the Pacific Islands Forum 

Tension at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is not new. At the summit in 2018, China’s envoy started a spat with the host country, Nauru, which recognized Taiwan at the time. In 2019, at the summit in Tuvalu, Australia was the disruptor. The...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Ken Buesseler Receives AGU Honor

Newswise — Woods Hole, Mass. (Sept 24, 2025) – Ken Buesseler, a Senior Scientist in Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is a recipient of the 2025 Ambassador Award from the American Geological Union...

Global leaders intensify climate action commitments at UN Summit. Here's what happened

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China, the world’s largest carbon-polluting nation responsible for over 31% of global carbon dioxide emissions, aims to cut emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035, according to Associated Press. In a video...

‘Science demands action’: world leaders and UN push climate agenda forward despite Trump’s attacks

World leaders have unveiled new targets to cut planet-heating pollution at the United Nations, in a bid to spur fresh impetus to the beleaguered climate effort a day after Donald Trump called the crisis “the greatest con job ever perpetrated upon...

UNGA: Are other nations bowing to Trump’s ‘climate hoax’ declaration?

The letter also called on all countries to submit 1.5C-aligned Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The High Ambition Coalition (HAC), an informal group of countries within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dedicated to...

China, world’s largest carbon polluting nation, announces new climate goal to cut...

The announcement came as more than 100 world leaders gathered to talk of increased urgency and the need for stronger efforts to curb the spewing of heat-trapping gases. With major international climate negotiations in Brazil 6½ weeks away, the...

Inspired by Nature: 10 Powerful New Memoirs and Biographies

Everyone experiences life-altering events — the sudden loss of a loved one, professional or personal disruptions, natural disasters, or periods of burnout that stop us in our tracks. These times can leave us feeling lost, but they’re not forever....

Taiwan thanks allies for UN participation efforts

Taiwan is a beacon of democracy in the Indo-Pacific region, and it will continue to strengthen friendships with like-minded countries to jointly face future challenges, Representative to the US Alexander Yui (俞大?) said on Tuesday. Yui made the...

Exploring Vanuatu’s Vibrant Seascape in Support of Ocean Protection

National Geographic Pristine Seas will study Vanuatu’s ocean ecosystems — which are known for their high biodiversity and at-risk species — in a bid to safeguard one of the most climate vulnerable regions in the world. National Geographic Pristine...

Deterrence, Trade, and Vulnerability: Re-imagining America’s Port-Led Architecture in the Trump Era

Introduction Ports are vital to both the economic vitality and national security of states. As critical gateways of entry, they have long been vulnerable to threats such as trafficking, smuggling, and terrorism—and increasingly in the current era,...

5 Saipan, Yap, Pohnpei students get total $50K as 2025-2026 APIA Scholars-Bank of Guam cohort

Bank of Guam announced that five students from Saipan, Yap and Pohnpei will receive a combined $50,000 over four years as 2025-2026 APIA Scholars–Bank of Guam cohort. In a release, Bank of Guam said this marks another milestone in its long...

Bank of Guam® announces 2025-2026 APIA scholars- Bank of Guam cohort, awarding $50,000 to five students

Hagåtña, Guam – Bank of Guam is proud to announce the 2025–2026, APIA Scholars - Bank of Guam Cohort, marking another milestone in the Bank’s long-standing commitment to investing in the next generation of leaders from Guam and the Micronesia...