More than 80 percent of Tuvalu’s population has applied for Australia’s landmark climate visa, official figures showed Wednesday, as rising seas threaten the low-lying Pacific nation. With only 280 spots available this year, thousands are expected to miss out.
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Australia is the 5th largest natural gas exporter and 2nd largest coal exporter and therefore a significant impacter of climate change.
It, and all the other fossil fuel nations, should do significantly more than offer a small number of places for those impacted by climate change.
