Opinion | Pacific island states are trapped in Cold War 2.0 https://www.byteseu.com/2383700/ #Australia #Beijing #Canberra #China #HelenClark #Kiribati #MarshallIslands #Nauru #NewZealand #PacificIslandsForum #palau #SouthPacific #Tuvalu #US #washington
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Geopolitics: Challenge to Pacific influence | Featured Columnists
The Asia Pacific region’s geopolitical tensions were on display last week at the convening of the Pacific Islands…
#Politics #australia #China #geopolitics #globalpolitics #internationalrelations #PacificIslandsForum #pacificocean #Palau #politicalstatusoftaiwan #UnitedStates
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https://www.europesays.com/3239490/ Geopolitics: Challenge to Pacific influence | Featured Columnists #australia #China #geopolitics #GlobalPolitics #InternationalRelations #PacificIslandsForum #PacificOcean #Palau #PoliticalStatusOfTaiwan #Politics #UnitedStates
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Luxon wants to ‘showcase’ Māori identity at PIF amid strained Crown-Māori relations – Te Ao Māori News https://www.byteseu.com/2345329/ #ChristopherLuxon #NewZealand #PacificIslandsForum
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🇸🇧 “The biggest no-show was Matthew Wale, the Solomon Islands’ prime minister since mid-May. The outgoing chair of the PIF [Pacific Islands Forum], Mr Wale has been lobbying the forum to agree on a new treaty that would make it tougher for China to establish a military or police presence in PIF countries. But on the eve of the summit, three members of his cabinet resigned and filed a motion of no-confidence against him. Mr Wale rushed back to quell the parliamentary revolt. That left his proposed treaty without a champion in Palau.
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🇵🇼 Surangel Whipps, Palau’s president and a longtime critic of China’s attempts to buy influence in strategically important Pacific island states, told reporters that, weeks earlier, China had threatened unnamed consequences if Palau invited Taiwan.”
#PIF #PacificIslandsForum #SolomonIslands #Solomon #MatthewWale #Wale #SurangelWhipps #Whipps #Palau #Taiwan #China
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Pacific Leaders Unite to Counter China's Influence
Pacific leaders gathered at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, a strategic location that stands firm in its diplomatic ties with Taiwan, to tackle the growing presence of China in the region. With China looming large, tensions ran high as leaders navigated a complex web of influence and diplomacy.
#Geopolitics #PacificIslandsForum #China #NationalSecurity #EmergingThreats
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/671247/ Chalmers Faces House Price Questions in Political Update #AustralianPolitics #Business #Economy #Éire #housing #IE #Ireland #PacificIslandsForum #Tobacco
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Australia’s new environmental protection agency approves coal project, angering climate groups
By Graham ReadfearnQueensland open-cut Saraji mine will be able to keep digging until 2055 as Anthony Albanese denies tensions with Pacific leaders over fossil fuels
#BHP #Mining #Environment #Coal #PacificIslandsForum #Fossilfuels #Energy #Pacificislands #AnthonyAlbanese #Australianews #Wildlife #Endangeredspecies #Endangeredhabitats #Climatecrisis #TheGuardian #GrahamReadfearn
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Australia’s new environmental protection agency approves coal project, angering climate groups https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/saraji-qld-bhp-bma-coal-project-approved-2055-angering-climate-groups #Bhp #Mining #Environment #Coal #PacificIslandsForum #FossilFuels #Energy #PacificIslands #AnthonyAlbanese #AustraliaNews #Wildlife
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1.5C global warming breach likely as Australia defends Pacific climate talks
The prime minister has defended the number of leaders attending a high-profile climate meeting in the Pacific Islands,…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #1.5C #albanese #AU #Bowen #Climatechange #climateconference #climatetalks #COP #emissions #MattKean #PacificIslands #pacificislandsforum #Parisagreement #pre-cop #unclimatechangereport
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China Retreats from Pacific Threats After Unified Resistance
China's tough talk was noticeably absent at the Pacific Islands Forum, where its envoy Qian Bo had initially warned of consequences, but instead delivered a muted message of unity. The scaled-back statement came after a show of unified resistance from Pacific leaders.
#China #PacificIslandsForum #Geopolitics #NationalSecurity #EmergingThreats
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https://www.europesays.com/3228592/ 1.5C global warming breach likely as Australia defends Pacific climate talks #15C #albanese #Bowen #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateConference #ClimateTalks #cop #emissions #GlobalWarming #MattKean #PacificIslands #PacificIslandsForum #ParisAgreement #PreCop #UnClimateChangeReport
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https://www.europesays.com/3228592/ 1.5C global warming breach likely as Australia defends Pacific climate talks #15C #albanese #Bowen #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateConference #ClimateTalks #cop #emissions #GlobalWarming #MattKean #PacificIslands #PacificIslandsForum #ParisAgreement #PreCop #UnClimateChangeReport
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1.5C global warming breach likely as Australia defends Pacific climate talks
The prime minister has defended the number of leaders attending a high-profile climate meeting in the Pacific Islands,…
#Climate #ClimateChange #Climate-Change #1.5C #albanese #Bowen #climatechange #climateconference #ClimateTalks #cop #emissions #globalwarming #mattkean #PacificIslands #PacificIslandsForum #ParisAgreement #pre-cop #unclimatechangereport
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China-Taiwan friction clouds Pacific summit
KOROR, Palau — Australia said on Tuesday the Pacific bloc would decide for itself who attends its annual…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #aidpartners #AnthonyAlbanese #australia #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #climatechange #defensealliances #diplomaticties #drugcrime #MatthewWale #PacificIslandsForum #Pacificsummit #Pacificunity #Palau #securityandeconomicdeal #securityties #SolomonIslands #Taiwan #Taiwanpresence
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https://www.europesays.com/3227323/ China-Taiwan friction clouds Pacific summit #AidPartners #AnthonyAlbanese #australia #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #ClimateChange #Conflicts #DefenseAlliances #DiplomaticTies #DrugCrime #MatthewWale #PacificIslandsForum #PacificSummit #PacificUnity #Palau #SecurityAndEconomicDeal #SecurityTies #SolomonIslands #Taiwan #TaiwanPresence
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China warns of ‘consequences’ over Taiwan presence at Pacific Islands Forum https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/01/china-warns-of-consequences-taiwan-pacific-islands-forum-palau #PacificIslandsForum #Taiwan #China #PacificIslands #SouthPacific #AustraliaNews #NewZealand
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China warns of ‘consequences’ over Taiwan presence at Pacific Islands Forum
By ReutersBeijing-Taipei tensions a feature at meeting in Palau, with Australia and New Zealand saying the forum – not another country – will determine who attends
#PacificIslandsForum #Taiwan #China #Pacificislands #SouthPacific #Australianews #NewZealand #TheGuardian #Reuters
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It is now almost certain the world will warm past 1.5C. But ‘net-negative’ emissions are still possible | Wesley Morgan for the Conversation
By Wesley Morgan for the ConversationClimate change is the greatest threat to the Pacific, with fuel shortages and missile tests also on the agenda as Anthony Albanese heads to Palau
#PacificIslandsForum #Climatecrisis #Australianews #TheGuardian #WesleyMorganfortheConversation
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It is now almost certain the world will warm past 1.5C. But ‘net-negative’ emissions are still possible | Wesley Morgan for the Conversation https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2026/aug/31/pacific-islands-forum-palau-summit-climate-change-greatest-threat #PacificIslandsForum #ClimateCrisis #AustraliaNews
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China Asserts Influence at Pacific Islands Forum
Leaders from across the Pacific have gathered in Koror, Palau, for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Meeting, united by a bold vision to build stronger economies and transform lives. With nearly 30% of the world's exclusive economic zones lying beneath the Pacific's waves, the stakes are high for creating jobs, infrastructure, and…
#PacificIslandsForum #Geopolitics #China #EconomicDevelopment #MaritimeSecurity
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Pacific Island leaders meet in Palau from Monday as tensions between Taiwan and China risk overshadowing regional priorities like crime, fuel costs and climate change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/30/asia-pacific/politics/pacific-leaders-palau-china-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #pacificislands #palau #china #taiwan #pacificislandsforum
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Solomon Islands PM returns home before PIF meeting to face no-confidence motion
Solomon Islands Prime Minister and outgoing Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) chair Matthew Wale has made a shock departure…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #challenge #Leadership #manassehmaelanga #MatthewWale #pacificislandsforum #peterkeniloreajr #winstonpeters
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Pacific Islands Forum meeting in turmoil after several leaders pull out of Palau summit
By Krishani Dhanji and Australian Associated PressSolomon Islands prime minister cancels his appearance, along with leaders from Fiji, Vanuatu and Samoa
#PacificIslandsForum #Pacificislands #SouthPacific #Australianews #Fiji #Samoa #Vanuatu #TheGuardian #KrishaniDhanji #AustralianAssociatedPress
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Pacific Islands Forum meeting in turmoil after several leaders pull out of Palau summit https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/30/pacific-islands-forum-meeting-in-turmoil-after-several-leaders-pull-out-of-palau-summit #PacificIslandsForum #PacificIslands #SouthPacific #AustraliaNews #Fiji #Samoa #Vanuatu
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https://www.alojapan.com/1506657/winston-peters-to-visit-singapore-and-japan-next-week/ Winston Peters to Visit Singapore and Japan Next Week #Asean #diplomacy #ExportMarket #ForeignAffairs #IndoPacific #InternationalRelations #investment #Japan #NewZealand #PacificIslandsForum #RegionalSecurity #Singapore #trade #VisitJapan #VivianBalakrishnan #WinstonPeters New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to Singapore and Japan next week for a series of high-level meetings focused on strengthening diplomatic, economic a
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https://www.europesays.com/3030369/ Pacific islands: how to gain from Australia-Japan ties #australia #China #DiplomacyAndForeignPolicy #GeostrategicCompetition #japan #Kiribati #PacificIslandsForum #PapuaNewGuinea #SecuritySectorReform #SmallIslandDevelopingStates #SolomonIslands #Vanuatu
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Why did Australia's Prime Minister block Pasifika journalists from attending his press conferences??? "Anthony Albanese is a career politician who was first elected 30 year ago in 1996, and it shows as his loyalty is to the Canberra political machine.' #PacificIslandsForum #auspol #Australia https://kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2025/09/18/anthony-albaneses-smoke-and-mirrors-routine-with-the-truth-is-out-of-control/
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Taking action to stop climate change is not an act of charity; it is a legal obligation | Cynthia Houniuhi https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/13/taking-action-to-stop-climate-change-is-not-an-act-of-charity-it-is-a-legal-obligation #PacificIslandsForum #Pacificislands #SolomonIslands #Climatecrisis #AsiaPacific
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Taking action to stop climate change is not an act of charity; it is a legal obligation | Cynthia Houniuhi https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/13/taking-action-to-stop-climate-change-is-not-an-act-of-charity-it-is-a-legal-obligation #PacificIslandsForum #Pacificislands #SolomonIslands #Climatecrisis #AsiaPacific
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Pacific leaders reaffirm support for Taiwan’s right to attend regional forum
Pacific leaders have backed Taiwan’s right to participate in the region’s peak regional meeting, rejecting a push from…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #adelaide #AU #Australia #China #chineseinfluence #Climatechange #pacificislandsforum #pacificleaders #taiwan
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#Albanese faces tough talks on #climate action at the #PacificIslandsForum in #SolomonIslands today – & they will be even tougher if his #environment minister, #MurrayWatt, gives the final go-ahead today for #Woodside to extend the life of its #NorthWestShelf #gasproject as has been suggested by reports this week. #auspol #ClimateCrisis
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Is Australia facing troubled waters at the Pacific Island Forum? | Fiona Katauskas https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/sep/11/is-australia-facing-troubled-waters-at-the-pacific-island-forum #PacificIslandsForum #Pacificislands #Climatecrisis #Australianews
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Albanese government about to settle on Australia’s 2035 climate target https://www.byteseu.com/1366919/ #AnthonyAlbanese #Australia #ChrisBowen #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeAuthority #ClimatePolicy #Cop26 #DavidSpeers #PacificIslandsForum
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China ‘elephant in the room’ at fraught Pacific Islands summit
Pacific Islands leaders are meeting in the Solomons this week for an influential summit clouded by differences over…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #AustraliaandNewZealand #Beijing #China #climatechange #CommunistChina #Honiara #MarshallIslands #pacificislands #PacificIslandsForum #Regionalcooperation #Science #Solomons #thePacific #WinstonPeters
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Australia-Vanuatu agreement hangs in the balance, as Albanese flies to Port Vila ahead of Pacific Islands Forum https://www.byteseu.com/1360768/ #Australia #nakamal #PacificIslandsForum #PacificIslands #PIF #vanuatu
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Pacific civil society organisations have issued an urgent letter highlighting West Papua's worsening humanitarian crisis. Despite 25 years of PIF commitments, the situation continues to deteriorate. The letter calls for urgent action ahead of the upcoming Forum meeting: UN human rights access, implementation of the promised fact-finding mission, and immediate humanitarian response for displaced communities.
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China, US could be excluded from Pacific Islands Forum amid pressure over Taiwan
Solomon Islands could try to defuse a potentially explosive stoush over Taiwan’s participation in a key regional meeting…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AnnaPowles #China #jeremymanele #MasseyUniversity #pacificislandsforum #pacificleadersmeeting #Palau'sPresidentSurangelWhippsJr #SolomonIslands #Taiwan #TopNews #TopStories #Tuvalu'sClimateChangeMinisterMainaTalia
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Australia’s ‘immoral’ coalmine decision akin to drowning its Pacific neighbours, Tuvalu’s climate minister declares https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/01/australia-coalmine-decision-akin-to-drowning-its-pacific-neighbours-tuvalu-climate-minister-says #PacificIslandsForum #Australianpolitics #Pacificislands #Climatecrisis #Australianews #Fossilfuels #Environment #Coal
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Australia’s ‘immoral’ coalmine decision akin to drowning its Pacific neighbours, Tuvalu’s climate minister declares https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/01/australia-coalmine-decision-akin-to-drowning-its-pacific-neighbours-tuvalu-climate-minister-says #PacificIslandsForum #Australianpolitics #Pacificislands #Climatecrisis #Australianews #Fossilfuels #Environment #Coal
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A joint declaration by Pacific leaders was reissued Saturday morning with mentions of Taiwan removed after China slammed an earlier version as a "mistake" that "must be corrected." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/31/asia-pacific/politics/china-taiwan-pacific-leaders-statement/ #asiapacific #politics #pacificislandsforum #china #taiwan
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@MichaelEMann @matthewrozsa @Salon
Yes, Guterres speeches at the #PacificIslandsForum highlighted the crisis and climate injustice, and the two reports launched accentuated the impacts of #SealevelRise on Pacific Island Nations in particular.
Australia shrugged off calls from Tuvalu and others to end fossil fuel expansion by our Prime Minister saying "Gas has a role to play". Sigh.https://takvera.blogspot.com/2024/08/surging-seas-driven-by-climate-crisis.html
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2/2 Maina Talia, Climate Minister from #Tuvalu, said:
“Opening, subsidising and exporting fossil fuels is immoral and unacceptable. If this [Pif leaders’ meeting] aims for regional prosperity, we must address #climatejustice, #sealevelrise and the root cause of climate change which is the burning of Fossil fuels.”
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1/2 Tuvalu’s 🇹🇻climate change minister, Maina Talia, joined several First Nations leaders from across Pacific to call on #Australia🇦🇺 to set an urgent deadline for an end to #fossilfuels.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese dismissed the call saying Gas would continue to play a role.
#ClimateCrisis #PacificIslandsForum
#ClimateDiary
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‘Immoral and unacceptable’: Tuvalu calls on Australia to set urgent deadline to end fossil fuels https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/29/pacific-islands-forum-pif-albanese-tuvalu-fossi-fuels #PacificIslandsForum #Pacificislands #Climatecrisis #Australianews #AsiaPacific #Environment #Tuvalu
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‘Immoral and unacceptable’: Tuvalu calls on Australia to set urgent deadline to end fossil fuels https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/29/pacific-islands-forum-pif-albanese-tuvalu-fossi-fuels #PacificIslandsForum #Pacificislands #Climatecrisis #Australianews #AsiaPacific #Environment #Tuvalu
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UN chief: there is no way to keep 1.5C alive without a fossil fuels phase-out – video https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2024/aug/27/un-chief-there-is-no-way-to-keep-15c-alive-without-a-fossil-fuels-phase-out-video #PacificIslandsForum #Australianpolitics #AntónioGuterres #Climatecrisis #Australianews #Environment #Fossilfuels
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‘A crisis entirely of humanity’s making’: UN chief issues climate SOS on trip to Pacific https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/27/a-crisis-entirely-of-humanitys-making-un-chief-issues-climate-sos-on-trip-to-pacific #PacificIslandsForum #Pacificislands #Climatecrisis #Environment #AsiaPacific #Oceans #Tonga
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‘A crisis entirely of humanity’s making’: UN chief issues climate SOS on trip to Pacific https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/27/a-crisis-entirely-of-humanitys-making-un-chief-issues-climate-sos-on-trip-to-pacific #PacificIslandsForum #Pacificislands #Climatecrisis #Environment #AsiaPacific #Oceans #Tonga
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UN chief to push for more climate change action at Pacific leaders’ summit https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/24/pacific-leaders-summit-tonga-antonio-guterres-un-secretary-general #PacificIslandsForum #Pacificislands #Australianews #Climatecrisis #NewCaledonia #AsiaPacific #NewZealand #Tonga #China #Fiji
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[PDF] National Association of Marine Laboratories
Position PaperScientific opposition to Japan’s planned release of over 1.3 million tons of radioactively contaminated water from the #FukushimaDaiIchi #NuclearPowerPlant
disaster into the #PacificOcean.December 2022
“The National Association of Marine Laboratories (#NAML), an organization of more than
100 member laboratories, opposes Japan’s plans to begin releasing over 1.3 million tons of radioactively contaminated water from the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean commencing in 2023. This opposition is based on the fact that there is a lack of adequate and accurate scientific data supporting Japan’s assertion of safety."Furthermore, there is an abundance of data demonstrating serious concerns about releasing radioactively contaminated water.
“The Pacific Ocean is the largest continuous body of water on our planet, containing the greatest biomass of organisms of ecological, economic, and cultural value, including 70 percent of the world’s #fisheries. The health of all the world’s #OceanEcosystems is in documented decline due
to a variety of stressors, including climate change, over-exploitation of resources, and pollution.
"The proposed release of this #contaminated water is a #transboundary and #transgenerational issue of concern for the health of marine ecosystems and those whose lives and livelihoods depend on them. We are concerned about the absence of critical data on the radionuclide content of each tank, the Advanced Liquid Processing System, which is used to remove radionuclides, and the assumption that upon the release of the contaminated wastewater,
‘dilution is the solution to pollution.’“The underlying rationale of #dilution ignores the reality of biological processes of #OrganicBinding,
#bioaccumulation, and #bioconcentration, as well as accumulation in local seafloor sediments. Many of the radionuclides contained in the accumulated waste cooling water have half-lives ranging from decades to centuries, and their deleterious effects range from #DNADamage and
#cellular stress to elevated #cancer risks in people who eat affected marine organisms, such as clams, oysters, crabs, lobster, shrimp, and fish."Additionally, the effectiveness of the Advanced Liquid Processing System in almost completely removing the over 60 different #radionuclides present in the affected wastewater—some of which have an affinity to target specific tissues, glands, organs, and metabolic pathways in #LivingOrganisms, including people—remains a
serious concern due to the absence of critical data."The supporting data provided by the Tokyo Electric Power Company and the #JapaneseGovernment are insufficient and, in some cases, incorrect, with flaws in sampling protocols, statistical design, sample analyses, and assumptions, which in turn lead to flaws in the
conclusion of safety and prevent a more thorough evaluation of better alternative approaches to disposal. A full range of approaches to addressing the problem of safely containing, storing, and disposing of the radioactive waste have not been adequately explored, and alternatives to ocean dumping should be examined in greater detail and with extensive scientific rigor.“NAML calls on the Government of #Japan and International Atomic Energy Agency (#IAEA) scientists to more fully and adequately consider the options recommended by the #PacificIslandsForum’s Expert Panel. We believe public policy decisions, regulations, and actions must keep pace with and make use of relevant advancements in our scientific understanding of the #environment and human health. In this case, we believe policy makers have not fully availed themselves of the available science and should do so before making any final decisions on releasing this contaminated water into the Pacific. NAML members are unified in our concern about use of the oceans as a dumping ground for radioactively contaminated water and other #pollutants because such actions can negatively affect the long-term health and sustainability of
our planet.“We urge the Government of Japan to stop pursuing their planned and precedent-setting release of the radioactively contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean and to work with the broader scientific community to pursue other approaches [like #ClosedLoop systems or binding radionuclides in concerete] that protect #OceanLife; human health; and
those communities who depend on ecologically, economically, and culturally valuable marine
resources. “Adopted by the NAML Board of Directors, December 12, 2022
#WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife
#IAEAHides #TEPCOLies
#FukushimaIsntOver #NoDumping #NuclearPowerPlants #RadioactiveWater #RethinkNotRestart #PacificOcean #DataFalsification #ALPSSystem -
From Detailedpedia: Discharge of radioactive water of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Last updated at 2024-08-21
"Discharge to ocean, treated water
Advanced Liquid Processing System (2013–)
"To prevent the reactor meltdowns from worsening, a continuous supply of new water is necessary to cool the melted fuel debris. As of 2013, 400 metric tonnes of water was becoming radioactively contaminated each day. The contaminated water is pumped out and combined into the reactor-cooling loop, which includes strontium–cesium removal (KURION, SURRY) and reverse osmosis desalination processes.
"In October 2012, TEPCO introduced the "Advanced Liquid Processing System" (ALPS, Japanese: 多核種除去設備), which is designed to remove radionuclides other than tritium and carbon-14. ALPS works by first pre-processing the water by iron coprecipitation (removes alpha nuclides and organics) and carbonate coprecipitation (removes alkali earth metals including strontium elements). The water is then passed through 16 absorbent columns to remove nuclides.
"Wastewater is pumped to ALPS along with the concentrated saltwater from desalination. As some tritium still remains, even treated water would require dilution to meet drinkable standards. Although carbon-14 is not removed, the content in pre-treatment water is low enough to meet drinkable standards without dilution.
"Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) approved the design of ALPS in March 2013. ALPS is to be run in three independent units and will be able to purify 250 tons of water per day. Unit "A" started operation in April. In June, unit A was found to be leaking water and shut down. In July, the cause was narrowed down to chloride and hypochlorite corrosion of water tanks; TEPCO responded by adding a rubber layer into the tanks. By August, all systems were shut down awaiting repair. One unit was expected to come online by September, with full recovery planned by the end of 2013.
"By September 2018, TEPCO reports that 20% of the water had been treated to the required level.
"By 2020, the daily buildup of contaminated water was reduced to 170 metric tonnes thanks to groundwater isolation installations. TEPCO reports that 72% of the water in its tanks, some from early trials of ALPS, needed to be #repurified. The portion of ready-to-discharge water raised to 34% by 2021, and to 35% by 2023.
"Some scientists expressed reservations due to potential #bioaccumulation of #ruthenium, #cobalt, #strontium, and #plutonium, which sometimes slip through the ALPS process and were present in 71% of the tanks.
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"Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, a scientist-in-residence at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, said regarding dilution that bringing in living creatures makes the situation more complex. Robert Richmond, a biologist from the University of Hawaiʻi, told the BBC that the inadequate #radiological and #ecological assessment raises the concern that #Japan would be unable to detect what enters the environment and 'get the genie back in the bottle'. Dalnoki-Veress, Richmond, and three other panelists consulting for the #PacificIslandsForum wrote that #dilution may fail to account for #bioaccumulation and exposure pathways that involve organically-bound tritium (#OBT)."
Read more [includes references]:
https://www.detailedpedia.com/wiki-Discharge_of_radioactive_water_of_the_Fukushima_Daiichi_Nuclear_Power_Plant#NoNukes #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #TEPCOLies #FukushimaIsntOver #NoDumping #NuclearPowerPlants #PacificOcean #MarineLife
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5 years since @antonioguterres stood thigh-deep in the rising Pacific to urge #ClimateAction and more; how's it been going? #PacificIslandsForum
"...climate change, human security, transnational drug trafficking, and geopolitical competition (are) reinforcing and exacerbating one another."
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US funding delays hurt the Pacific – but there are bigger worries | Terence Wesley-Smith and Gerard Finin https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/29/us-funding-delays-hurt-the-pacific-but-there-are-bigger-worries #PacificIslandsForum #USforeignpolicy #Pacificislands #PapuaNewGuinea #CookIslands #AsiaPacific #Micronesia #USnews #Palau #China
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#PacificIslandsForum: #Australia under pressure to rein in #FossilFuelSubsidies
A fraction of $11bn federal handouts could be used to fully fund the shift to #CleanEnergy in eight island countries, report claims
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/08/pacific-islands-forum-australia-under-pressure-to-rein-in-fossil-fuel-subsidies
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The 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Meeting is in Rarotonga, Cook Islands from 6-10 November 2023, in lead up to #COP28. China and Australia's climate targets on the agenda as Pacific Islands Forum meeting kicks off in Cook Islands.
🇦🇺 PM Albanese is likely to commit about $50 million for the #GreenClimateFund and a substantially larger sum for the Pacific Resilience Facility, and will continue to seek support for hosting COP31 in 2026. Australia will likely come under pressure for expanding coal and gas as Pacific nations stress the Port Vila Call to Action for a Just Transition to a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific.
https://www.pican.org/_files/ugd/923d4b_8c205a9319a645d4b4926155f49c6425.pdfOfficial PIF website: https://www.forumsec.org/
#Pacific #PacificIslandsForum #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #CookIslands
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Alternatives To Dumping #Fukushima Wastewater Into The #Pacific
#Japan plans to dump treated, #radioactively contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific. but it could be used in other ways instead.
By CodeBlue | 12 April 2023
"Claims of total safety are not supported by the available information. The world’s #oceans are shared among all, providing over 50 percent of the oxygen we breathe, and a diversity of resources of economic, #ecological and #cultural value for present and future generations.
"Within the #PacificIslands in particular, the ocean is viewed as connecting, rather than separating, widely distributed populations.
"Releasing #radioactive contaminated water into the Pacific is an irreversible action with transboundary and #transgenerational implications. As such, it should not be unilaterally undertaken by any country.
"The #PacificIslandsForum has had the foresight to ask the relevant questions on how this activity could affect the lives and livelihoods of their peoples now and into the future. It has drawn on a panel of five independent experts to provide it with the critical information it needs to perform its due diligence.
"No one is questioning the integrity of Japanese or International Atomic Energy Agency scientists [I am], but the belief that our oceans’ capacity to receive limitless quantities of #pollutants without detrimental effects is demonstrably false.
"For example, tuna and other large ocean fish contain enough mercury from land-based sources to require people, especially pregnant women and young children, to limit their consumption. #Tuna have also been found to transport #radionuclides from Fukushima across the Pacific to California.
"Phytoplankton, microscopic organisms that float free in the ocean, can capture and accumulate a variety of radioactive elements found in the Fukushima cooling water, including #tritium and carbon-14.
"#Phytoplankton is the base for all marine food webs. When they are eaten, the contaminants would not be broken down, but stay in the cells of organisms, accumulating in a variety of invertebrates, fish, marine mammals and humans. Marine sediments can also be a repository for radionuclides, and provide a means of transfer to bottom-feeding organisms."
The solution? "Using the treated cooling water onsite to mix concrete that can be used to expand the seawall should be given more consideration if the water is truly safe, as it removes the issue of ocean release and would substantially reduce the volume of stored cooling water."
#PacificOcean #FukushimaWater #TEPCOLies #OpTEPCO #Japan #NoNukes #NoDumping #Bioaccumulation
