AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPacific PET circularity: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Circular Plastics Australia have started a Pacific-to-Australia recycling pipeline for community-collected PET, with Vanuatu’s first shipment (9.4 tonnes) already landed in Melbourne for food-grade rPET—next up Fiji and PNG, aiming to recover up to 2,000 tonnes in year one. Ocean protection diplomacy: Vanuatu PM Jotham Napat used the Melanesian Oceans Summit to urge courage and unity on tuna and marine biodiversity, announcing 17,000 sq km of northern waters protected and pushing a “Melanesian corridor” approach. Vanuatu-Australia security reset: Vanuatu’s cabinet approved an updated Nakamal Agreement with Australia, with wording still unclear but reportedly without the same limits aimed at curbing Chinese investment. Climate costs, locally counted: Solomon Islands says climate-related loss and damage is hitting it at US$79m a year. Adaptation planning gap: A new focus on care services is calling for climate adaptation to include support for people most at risk. Blue Pacific connectivity: Energy and transport ministers wrapped up with the Manubada Call to Action to speed up energy access and maritime links.
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