Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Rudd soft on China over climate change: Hunt


The Federal Opposition says Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has gone soft on China when it comes to climate change and clean energy.

The Opposition's environment spokesman, Greg Hunt, says Mr Rudd has sent the wrong message to China by cutting $50 million in funding from the Asia Pacific Partnership on clean development.

Mr Hunt says that money would have gone directly towards clean energy in China, and Mr Rudd has set progress back by cutting it.

"He's talking about it, but for them the only message that matters is that he's cut the funding," Mr Hunt said.

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