Pacific disappointed with Australias shift in climate change policyUpdated 31 October 2013, 11:59 AEST The new Australian Governments shift in climate change policy has been met with dismay in the Pacific, where leaders have been trying to encourage greater global action to reduce carbon emissions. .Pacific disappointed with Australias shift in climate change policy (Credit: ABC) .The Pacific is already feeling the effects to rising sea levels, with fears countries like Tuvalu and Kiribati will be uninhabitable in the coming decades. Ian Fry is a lecturer in International Environmental Policy at the Australian National University and an environment adviser to the government of Tuvalu. He says the Pacific is disappointed about the Australian governments moves to abolish the Climate Change Council and the Climate Change Authority, as well as plans to get rid of the carbon tax. bit.ly/19cGgON
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 01:22:41 +0000
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