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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson

Leaders in the Pacific raise alarm over ‘direct impact’ of Trump’s climate retreat and aid freeze

File image of Houses impacted by rising sea levels in Fiji
Leaders and advocates in Pacific countries have described Trump’s climate policy shifts as ‘disheartening’ and ‘discouraging’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/EPA

Leaders and environmental advocates in the Pacific have expressed alarm over Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement and freeze foreign aid, warning the moves will accelerate the existential threats they face as nations on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

The Paris agreement is the world’s main effort to address the impacts of the climate crisis. Trump has called it “unfair” and a “rip off”.

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