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Poppy Johnston

Australia squeezed on climate by Vanuatu minister

The Vanuatu government has urged Australia to reduce fossil fuel emissions impacting the Pacific. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia has been urged to wind down its fossil fuel exports by Vanuatu's climate change adaptation minister, who says a recent advisory opinion from the World Court suggests the responsibilities of states now extends beyond domestic emissions.

Ralph Regenvanu said Australia's long-held argument that it's only responsible for cutting the greenhouse gases it emits within its borders "is no longer tenable" following the International Court of Justice opinion delivered in July.

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