Fiji leader says Pacific ‘doomed’ if climate talks fail

SUVA, Fiji, Oct  29, 2015 (AFP) - Fiji’s prime minister says he fears Pacific island nations are “doomed” because industrialised countries appear set to reject a global climate pact at crunch talks in Paris in December.

Powerful polluting nations were willing to sacrifice the low-lying islands to rising seas rather than risk the economic growth that fuels their lifestyles, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said.