Alfred Rungol

General Manager MRV - MRV & NC Division at Papua New Guinea Office of Climate Change & Development

[Alfred Rungol @ARungol]

After 15 mths of battle, finally the truth has prevail. When you fight corruption, corruption will fight back by using public funds to support & pay their way around. Hope my struggle to stand up & speak the truth is an example to all PNGians 🙏

https://t.co/BaYIJFdwVr

[Alfred Rungol @ARungol]

What about PNG? What's the status now for these opportunities?

UN Climate Change, 26/02/2026 - A UN Body has approved the first credits to be issued under the UN carbon market established by the Paris Agreement.
https://t.co/8rvf51YOtI

[Alfred Rungol @ARungol]

I have won my case fair & square. The truth have prevail against corrupt individuals. False & fake didn't stop me from exposing corruption, I was victorious. Thank you God, thanks to my family & colleagues. 💪

General Manager Wins Case https://t.co/77zSzjFYRW

[Alfred Rungol @ARungol]

Habemus Papam! We have a Pope! 🙏

The Cardinals gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from the 🇺🇲 as the 267th Pope, who took the name Pope Leo XIV.

[Alfred Rungol @ARungol]

Climate Change expert Mr. Rungol in PNG has commended the Inter'nl Trade & Investment Minister Richard Maru on his proposal to venture into downstream processing of wood products.

"CLIMATE CHANGE EXPERT COMMENDS MINISTER MARU - Kalang Advertising Limited" https://t.co/hChn8RBNxB

[Alfred Rungol @ARungol]

"Climate change is not just an environmental crisis; it is a leadership test. Papua New Guinea must rise beyond rhetoric, take bold action, and ensure our forests, oceans, and people thrive in a carbon-conscious world."

Alfred Rungol
PNG Climate Change Specialist

[Alfred Rungol @ARungol]

One of PNG'S great leader, thank you Sir J! RIEP Papa 🙏 😥 May God Bless you always 🇵🇬❤️

"Sir Julius Chan, Papua New Guinea’s last ‘founding father’, dies aged 85 | Papua New Guinea | The Guardian" https://t.co/VU3GthRykE

[Alfred Rungol @ARungol]

@winniekiap2 A true leader 😥

[Mohamed Adow @mohadow]

COP29 has been a disaster for the developing world. It’s a betrayal of both people and planet, by wealthy countries who claim to take climate change seriously.

Rich countries have promised to “mobilise” some funds in the future, rather than provide them now.

The cheque is in the mail. But lives and livelihoods in vulnerable countries are being lost now.

At this 'Finance COP' not a single dollar of real climate finance has been provided right now.

Not only did the global north impose a low-ball finance figure, it comes into force 11 years from now. This deal is too little, too late.

The rich world staged a great escape in Baku. With no real money on the table, and vague and unaccountable promises of funds to be mobilised, they are trying to shirk their climate finance obligations. Leaving the world without the resources needed to avert climate catastrophe.

Poor countries needed to see clear, grant based, climate finance that would boost their ability to deal with the impacts of the climate crisis and accelerate their decarbonisation efforts. But that was sorely lacking.

United States nonsense

On the one hand the US is forcing the global south to accept a low finance figure in Baku because they say the Donald Trump administration will give even less next year. But at the same time, they are promising a ‘roadmap’ to mobilising $1.3 trillion in private finance next year in Brazil, when it will be a Trump appointed team representing the US.

'Pollution permits'

Baku will also be remembered for enabling rich polluters to cheat their way out of actual emission reductions through the use of dubious pollution permit markets.

The carbon market rules will allow the richest to continue polluting, placing at risk the 1.5C target, while shifting the burden to developing countries.

COP host - a national embarrassment

This has been a shamefully led summit by Azerbaijan which deserves to be a global embarrassment for the wealthy countries and the COP president that facilitated them to dodge their obligations.

[Bloomberg Green @climate]

In overtime, negotiators at the UN climate talks in Azerbaijan finally sealed a deal on climate finance. Here's a snapshot look at the wins and losses from COP29.

Read our five takeaways from the summit: https://t.co/VZX1Rjzful

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

"#COP29 has delivered a hard-fought deal," said @andersen_inger, but "ambition and promises are only as good as the action and delivery that backs them up."

Next: all eyes on the upcoming round of climate pledges. The road to Belém must be one of concerted action, transparency & delivery: https://t.co/EeVxVor36J

[Alfred Rungol @ARungol]

Falls short of developing countries target of $1 trillion, it's a fail attempt by all developing countries and we will pay the price. We will keep waiting for Climate Finance while our vulnerable communities suffer. Sad but it's the real situations we facing.

[TVWAN Online @tvwanonline]

#World Countries represented at the COP-29 summit have agreed to a deal on climate financing that will see more than $460 billion spent yearly to 2035 to help developing nations adapt to climate change.

Read more: https://t.co/Wl4r6rafL2

#COP29 #ClimateChange #PNG #TVWANews

[TVWAN Online @tvwanonline]

#World Countries represented at the COP-29 summit have agreed to a deal on climate financing that will see more than $460 billion spent yearly to 2035 to help developing nations adapt to climate change.

Read more: https://t.co/Wl4r6rafL2

#COP29 #ClimateChange #PNG #TVWANews

[Alfred Rungol @ARungol]

@tvwanonline Falls short of developing countries target of $1 trillion, it's a fail attempt by all developing countries and we will pay the price. We will keep waiting for Climate Finance while our vulnerable communities suffer. Sad but it's real situations we facing.

[CARE Climate Justice @CAREClimate]

#COP29Baku has failed to meet developing countries' climate needs. The $300bn deal is a far cry from the $1tn needed & it provides no guarantee of grants/highly concessional funding, relying on loans that increase debt burdens. It is a failure of climate justice. #CAREatCOP

[Alfred Rungol @ARungol]

By Ricky ISRAEL

Papua New Guinea’s participation in the United Nations climate talks, known as the United Nations Framework Convention Climate Change Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC or COP), is essential for the country’s future.

https://t.co/7ooP9YIPiH

[Tortoise @tortoise]

Papua New Guinea will not be sending a delegation to the UN climate talks in Azerbaijan this week. Its foreign minister says Cop29 is a “total waste of time”.

Donald Trump agrees.

Read more: https://t.co/tfg7Xg8yNP

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

The UN climate summit has kicked off in Azerbaijan. Papua New Guinea has withdrawn from the event to protest ‘the big nations’ lack of support for victims of climate change.’ Al Jazeera’s @NickClarkAlJaz reports from COP29.

[Oliver Milman @olliemilman]

Not the best start for the UN Cop29 climate talks that start next week.

Papua New Guinea won't attend because they are “a total waste of time” and a top official at host Azerbaijan is using his role for fossil fuel deals https://t.co/tyWqcEDoTu

[#LetMeBreathe ™ 😷 @LetMeBreathe_In]

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has decided not to attend #COP29, citing the insufficient global commitment to rainforest conservation. He urges high-emission nations to take meaningful action.

#EverythingForTomorrow

[Neelima Vallangi @NVallangi]

“We will no longer tolerate empty promises and inaction, while our people suffer the devastating consequences of climate change”

Bold of PNG to boycott COP entirely, but not unreasonable. Why waste time and resources for no return? https://t.co/Hvue6dkzh6