Sky News host Chris Kenny says a Climate Change Performance Index that ranked Australia as 56th in the world for emissions reduction 'is not about emissions' and 'all about politics'.
Sky News host Chris Kenny says a Climate Change Performance Index that ranked Australia as 56th in the world for emissions reduction "is not about emissions" and "all about politics". Mr Kenny said on Thursday the mainstream media - especially the government-funded media - "is full of exaggeration, misinformation and downright fake news when it comes to climate change".
"Australia, likewise, is cutting emissions, is signed up to Paris and has invested a fortune - more than $60 billion - at great cost of all of us in renewable energy. "But they don't like our politics, so we are ranked 56th. It is that pathetic." China - whose annual carbon emissions are growing by more than Australia's total emissions every year - and India are ranked 30th and ninth respectively.
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