Climate envoy from the Marshall Islands on hopes, fears at COP26

A World Bank report shows that if ocean levels rise a meter — expected by 2100, in some models — entire islands in the Marshall Islands chain would disappear under the water.

As delegates gather at COP26, the annual international summit on climate change, island nations see inaction as an immediate threat.

Host Scott Tong speaks with Tina Stege, climate envoy for the Marshall Islands, about the conference.

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