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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sarah Collard and Australian Associated Press

Former president of Kiribati backs legal case against Australia over inaction on climate crisis

The former president of Kiribati, Anote Tong: ‘The predictions of doom are not so unrealistic.’
The former president of Kiribati, Anote Tong: ‘The predictions of doom are not so unrealistic.’ Photograph: AAP

A former Pacific Island president has backed a Torres-Strait Islander-led legal case to hold the Australian government accountable for climate crisis inaction.

On Monday, Anote Tong, the former president of Kiribati, signed a statement of solidarity with Paul Kabai and Pabai Pabai, who have taken the government to court, demanding further emissions reductions in line with science.

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