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The green energy pact

It follows a four-year push, led by Vanuatu and other Pacific nations, to get climate change in front of the highest legal body

A recent initiative has seen solar systems installed on executive residences and publicly-owned buildings in nations right across the Pacific.

Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands were all part of the green energy pact.

This comes as the United Nations adopts a landmark resolution asking the International Court of Justice to deliver an opinion on the legal consequences countries face for harming the environment.

It follows a four-year push, led by Vanuatu and other Pacific nations, to get climate change in front of the highest legal body.

Director of Island Resilience Viliame Kasanawaqa joins us.

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