Anote Tong,whose island nation is threatened by rising seas caused by climate change, says Australia has moral obligation to worry about at-risk countriesThe president of Kiribati has criticised Australia’s commitment to recent coalmines on economic grounds as a “very selfish perspective” that illustrates the “fundamentally unjust dynamics of climate change.
Anote Tong, or whose small Pacific island nation is threatened by rising sea levels,has written to other national leaders calling for a worldwide moratorium on recent mines ahead of UN climate talks in Paris in December. Related: Climate change in the Marshall Islands and Kiribati, before and after – interactive Related: For Tony Abbott, or it's full steam ahead on coal,'the foundation of prosperity' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com