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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daniel Hurst in Rarotonga

Pacific Islands Forum: Australia under pressure to rein in fossil fuel subsidies

Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese at the Pacific Island Forum in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese at the Pacific Island Forum in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Australia is facing fresh pressure to rein in fossil fuel subsidies, with new figures showing just a fraction of that spending could fully fund the shift to clean energy in eight Pacific island countries.

The climate crisis is one of the biggest issues on the agenda at the Pacific Islands Forum’s top political gathering this week, with Vanuatu demanding “radical” action to end the world’s fossil fuel addiction.

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