It would be much better for us to direct international attention

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They obscure the fact that technological responses to climate change often exacerbate the problem because of their high energy and resource consumption. So where does this leave Tuvalu? Kofe is well aware that the metaverse is not an answer to Tuvalu's problems . He explicitly states that we need to focus on reducing the impacts of climate change through initiatives such as a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty . His video on Tuvalu's migration into the metaverse is a huge success as a provocation . It received global media coverage, as did his moving plea at COP26, while standing knee-deep in the rising tide.


Yet, Kofe suggests: Without a global office 365 database and a global commitment to our common well-being, we could see the rest of the world join us online as their territories disappear. It is dangerous to believe, even implicitly, that the shift to the metaverse is a viable response to climate change. The metaverse can certainly help keep heritage and culture alive as a virtual museum and digital community. But it seems unlikely that it can function as a substitute for a nation-state . And, anyway, it certainly won't work without all the land, infrastructure and energy that make the internet work.


to the other Tuvalu initiatives described in the same report : The project's first initiative promotes diplomacy based on the Tuvaluan values ​​of olaga fakafenua (communal living systems), kaitasi (shared responsibility) and fale-pili (being a good neighbour), in the hope that these values ​​will motivate other nations to understand their shared responsibility to address climate change and sea level rise in order to achieve a better global balance. The message that Tuvalu is sending is not really about the possibilities of metaverse nations.