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What Australian newspapers say on Tuesday, July 8, 2008
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AAP General News (Australia)
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July 8, 2008
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AAP General News (Australia)
07-08-2008
What Australian newspapers say on Tuesday, July 8, 2008
SYDNEY, July 8 AAP - Unilateral action by Australia, no matter how drastic, will do
nothing to slow global warming, The Australian says in its editorial today.
The great danger is that action by individual countries outside of a global agreement
creates competitive advantages for those who are not in the system, providing incentives
for countries to hold out.
"Unilateral action is most likely to result in the export of energy-intensive jobs
to countries that do not take action to reduce carbon emissions," the newspaper says.
"Unilateral action certainly would reduce the competitiveness of ...