A Moral Responsibility: NGOs Push for Australia to Up Climate Support to the Pacific

Not-for-profit organisations (NGOs) has urged the Australian government to increase its climate change aid to Pacific nations, calling it a “moral responsibility.” At a parliamentary inquiry on Sept. 2, Luke Fletcher, the CEO of Jubilee Australia–a think tank that researches economic justice in the Asia-Pacific, said Australia had not done enough to help other countries affected by climate change. Pointing to Australia’s position as the third largest fossil fuel exporter, the CEO said it had an obligation to provide more financial support. “Pacific peoples have constantly declared climate change is the biggest threat facing their communities,” he said. “As a leading climate polluter, Australia has a moral responsibility to provide this financial support.”...