Niue’s Blue Economy: Niue’s ocean conservation model is attracting international backing: more than half its commitments have been sold to supporters in 37 countries. Each US$150 Ocean Conservation Commitment funds protection of one square kilometre for 20 years; Niue aims to sell commitments covering 127,000 square kilometres. Returns support conservation, community resilience and blue-economy opportunities. Pacific Climate Finance: A new ADB and Green Climate Fund programme aims to mobilise more than US$1 billion across 14 Pacific economies for resilient roads, water systems, power and coastal defences. The fund approved US$250 million to launch the initiative. Energy Costs: Pacific countries incurred an estimated NZ$935 million in additional fuel costs in the crisis’s first six months, prompting calls to cut reliance on imported fuel through renewable energy and efficiency. Ocean Policy: Pacific island states and other countries are pushing to put ocean priorities—including fisheries, tourism and energy—into formal UN climate negotiations and the 2028 global stocktake.