Pacific Infrastructure: ADB, the Green Climate Fund and regional partners launched a programme seeking to mobilise more than US$1 billion across 14 Pacific economies. It aims to strengthen roads, water and power systems, coastal defences and other infrastructure against rising seas and storms. Oceans and Industry: At COP31, a coalition including small island states is pushing to bring ocean issues into formal climate negotiations ahead of the 2028 global stocktake, with implications for fisheries, tourism, shipping and energy. Climate Targets: A new report says global climate action has stalled for five years, raising the risk of breaching the 1.5°C warming threshold. Energy Security: Pacific fuel costs reached NZ$935 million in the crisis’s first six months, according to briefings to New Zealand officials. The briefings point to renewable power and energy efficiency as ways to reduce reliance on imported fuel.