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Australia lags on renewables as US, China race ahead
Published Mon, Nov 10, 2014 · 09:50 PM
Sydney
AUSTRALIA is falling behind China and the United States in tackling climate change, with new investment in renewable energy falling by 70 per cent, a study released on Monday said.
The independent Climate Council report found that while Australia had high per capita carbon emissions, it had moved from being a leader to a laggard in terms of one of the most common means of combating climate change - renewable energy.
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