Monday, August 20, 2012

Al Gore praises inspirational Australia

The Gillard government's carbon price has already ''inspired the world'' to press ahead with measures to tackle climate change, former US Vice President Al Gore says.

Labelling Australia one of the ''canaries in the coalmine'' for the effects of global warming, Mr Gore told a breakfast launch in Canberra of a new Climate Commission report there was much cause for optimism about global efforts to solve the problem.

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