Raise Your Voice: Small Island States, Join the Call to Make Polluters Pay

Call on small island states to unite with Barbados, Antigua, and Barbuda in demanding climate finance reform.

What to know:

• Small island states contribute less than 1% of global emissions but face the worst climate impacts.
• Leaders from Barbados and Antigua & Barbuda are showing what’s possible — now others must join them.
• Sign the petition to urge small island states to join the Global Solidarity Levies Taskforce and push for fair reform.

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Climate change is already reshaping lives in small island states. Rising sea levels threaten entire homelands, while stronger hurricanes wipe out decades of development overnight. Yet instead of receiving the financial support they deserve, many of these nations are forced deeper into debt to survive.

Global Citizen is campaigning alongside island leaders to transform the global financial system and ensure climate action. The Global Solidarity Levies Taskforce is a bold initiative that would place fair levies on high-polluting sectors — like shipping, aviation, and fossil fuels — and redirect that money to climate-vulnerable communities.

By joining together, small island states can amplify their call for action, pressure global institutions to deliver, and show the world that leadership doesn’t depend on size, it depends on courage.