Deal to resettle climate-hit Tuvalu residents shows world ‘what’s at stake’, European officials say

Australia’s agreement to resettle Tuvalu residents affected by climate change shows urgent action on emissions is needed, European officials have said. Photograph: Kalolaine Fainu/The Guardian

Australia’s residency offer to citizens from the low-lying Pacific country of Tuvalu must spur the world to dramatically cut emissions, two senior European officials have declared.

Germany’s climate envoy, Jennifer Morgan, said the deal “puts a very clear pointer on what’s at stake” as the negotiators prepare for next month’s UN climate summit, adding that “all countries have to scale up their ambition for 2030”.