Pacific leaders have slammed Australia for putting politics ahead of their island neighbours after they undermined a consensus on a climate change communique.
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| Scott Morrison used a lump of coal to make a point during Question Time in 2017. |
After marathon talks at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Tuvalu, Australia could not reach an agreement on the Tuvalu Declaration made by smaller Pacific countries, one that called for a rapid phase-out of coal.
Frank Bainimarama, Fiji's Prime Minister, said he was disappointed in the outcome.
"We came together in a nation that risks disappearing to the seas, but unfortunately we settled for the status quo in our communique," he said on Twitter.
"Watered-down climate language has real consequences — like water-logged homes, schools, communities, and ancestral burial grounds."
Matthew Wale, deputy opposition leader in Solomon Islands, also condemned the decision on Twitter.
Read the ABC News story by Erin Handley - “Australia accused of putting coal before Pacific 'family' as region calls for climate change action.”
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