## Pre-COP31 in Fiji: The Pacific matters, and solidarity must mean more than speeches The opening of the Pre-COP31 climate meeting in Nadi, Fiji carried a clear message: the Pacific is not a backdrop for global climate diplomacy. It is where the credibility of that diplomacy will be tested. The Pre-COP is an important milestone on the road to COP31 in Türkiye, where Australia will take the reins of the climate negotiations in partnership with the Pacific. Pacific expectations for COP31 are straightforward: keep 1.5°C within reach, make climate finance accessible to frontline communities, and…