‘Progress has been too slow’: Pierre presses for climate action at COP31

Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has used the COP31 climate summit in Türkiye to press wealthy countries to deliver on climate promises already made, warning that small island states cannot keep paying for a crisis they did little to create.Speaking on behalf of Saint Lucia and CARICOM, Pierre said the Caribbean’s fight to keep global warming below 1.5°C has become even more urgent as temperatures continue to climb.