Australia removes climate 'crisis' from Pacific islands draft declaration

Scott Morrison at the Pacific Islands
Forum in Funafuti, Tuvalu. Australia
 has been working to soften language
 on coal and the climate emergency
in its draft declaration.

Australia has succeeded in removing all but one reference to coal on the draft communique of the Pacific Islands Forum, and is expected to be able to get that removed on Thursday as Pacific leaders including Scott Morrison meet to debate the text.

Sources familiar with the negotiations on the communique, which is used for regional policy making, told Guardian Australia that Australia has been working hard during negotiations to soften the language on climate change and has succeeded in many mentions.

Read the story from The Guardian by Kate Lyons - “Australia removes climate 'crisis' from Pacific islands draft declaration.”