Former Kiribati president slams Australia’s ‘politicisation’ of climate action and power of fossil fuel lobby
by Daniel Hurst from on (#5Z97T)
Five days before Australian election, Anote Tong urges leaders to understand climate crisis means survival is on the line' for Pacific islands
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A former president of the Pacific nation of Kiribati has blasted the influence of the fossil fuel lobby in Australia and the politicisation" of climate policy, issuing a plea for leaders to adopt a more moral" stance to cut emissions.
In a forthright speech five days before the Australian election, Anote Tong called for a proper understanding of what the climate crisis means to countries like Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands, saying our survival is on the line".
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