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Julie Bishop rejects Kofi Annan claim Australia a 'free-rider' on climate change
2015-06-06 04:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The foreign minister, Julie Bishop, has rejected claims by a panel headed by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan that Australia is a free-rider on climate change. Australia is one of four major offenders, with Canada, Japan and Russia, who are accused in the Africa Progress Panels 2015 report of appearing to have withdrawn from attempts to tackle climate change. With one of the worlds highest levels of per capita emissions, Australia has gone from leadership to free-rider status in...
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Kofi Annan: We must challenge climate-change sceptics who deny facts
2015-05-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Whats your greatest fear for the future of our planet? That the world is reaching the tipping point beyond which climate change may become irreversible. If this happens, we risk denying present and future generations the right to a healthy and sustainable planet the whole of humanity stands to lose. On the other hand, climate change is an unprecedented opportunity for governments, investors, firms and citizens to work together to develop and deploy low-carbon technologies, which can sustain...
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VIDEO: Annan: Africa 'not getting fair deal'
2013-05-10 11:43:14| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Chair of the Africa Progress Panel Kofi Annan says that Africa is not getting a fair deal, ahead of the World Economic Forum in Cape Town.
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