'For small island states, 1.5 degrees is not a political slogan,' says Steven Victor, a minister from the Pacific island nation of Palau. Photograph: Pablo Porciuncula/ AFP via Getty Images
Politicians usually have the podium at the annual global climate summit but occasionally voices from the front lines and the sidelines of the crisis fight their way through.
Steven Victor comes from a country at the front line, the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau where he is minister for agriculture, fisheries and the environment.
He spoke at Cop30 on Monday on behalf of 39 small island states and low-lying coastal communities that are amo
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