Joe Hockey on CSIRO cuts: former treasurer's letter to the New York Times dissected
by Michael Slezak from Environment | The Guardian on (#174FX)
Australia's ambassador to the US defends criticism of his country's climate stance in an editorial - but how do the points he makes stack up?
Australia's former treasurer Joe Hockey has weighed into the debate about cuts to climate research at CSIRO, by writing a letter to the New York Times.
In February, CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall announced the agency would halve its commitment to climate change modelling and measurement.
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