Former Australian PM Says Australia Should Withdraw From Paris Climate Deal

Former Australian PM Says Australia Should Withdraw From Paris Climate Deal
Former Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbott arrives for the fourth day of the Conservative Party Conference 2016 at the ICC Birmingham on Oct. 5, 2016 in Birmingham, England. Carl Court/Getty Images
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Former prime minister Tony Abbott has taken to the podium again to say that Australia should withdraw from the Paris Climate agreement.
Abbott spoke to a group from the Australian Environment Foundation on July 3 to elaborate on his criticisms of the government’s proposed National Energy Guarantee (NEG). The NEG is set to determine the nation’s future energy and climate policy by August this year.