Al Jazeera: Pacific island nations signed a declaration this week vowing to become “climate leaders” in the battle against the impact of greenhouse gases, but now they’ll need to convince the rest of the world to follow in their footsteps.
Members of the 15-nation Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) finalized the Majuro Declaration, named after the Marshall Islands’ capital where they gathered this week, saying it should be a “game changer” in faltering efforts to address global warming. It commits the island nations…