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Small islands lead charge on Paris Agreement approval
2016-05-17 16:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: From outer space they are tiny and isolated dots on the oceans, green and brown pinpricks on a vast canvas of blue. But at the global climate talks, the coalition of countries classed as small island states are moral titans, fighting a battle they believe is for survival. Vulnerable and vocal, 14 of the 16 countries to have ratified the UNs new global climate pact belong to this 44-strong group, known by the acronym AOSIS. More are expected to imminently approve the deal, part of a strategy...
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