Tuvalu enters a Plea. (Policy and Economics).(international environmental policy)(Brief Article)

The island-state of Tuvalu has declared that the effects of climate change, particularly rising sea levels, are threatening its very existence. Koloa Talake, prime minister of the tiny South Pacific nation, warned that he was considering international legal action against large Australian companies with substantial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Talake, speaking at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in northern Australia earlier this month, said he was disappointed with an agreement on climate change struck between Australia and the US the previous week. "It is very sad," Talake said, "to see that Australia, being the biggest member of the forum, …