Two Pacific ministers condemned Australia’s continuing enthusiasm for coal and gas projects. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WELLINGTON - Pacific Islands expressed dismay on Thursday at Australia’s subsidies for fossil fuels, flagging climate concerns as a point of friction between the neighbouring nations.
“We are very disappointed to see that Australia continues to subsidise fossil fuel projects,” Mr Regenvanu told The Australia Institute, a Canberra-based think tank. Vanuatu is a small archipelago and, like many Pacific Island nations, is threatened by rising sea levels. “Our land is constantly being eaten away,” Mr Paeniu said. “And we know that fossil fuel is the cause of climate change.”
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