FED:Aust to give Indon $45m for climate change

AAP General News (Australia)
12-09-2010
FED:Aust to give Indon $45m for climate change

The federal government says Australia will give Indonesia 45 million dollars to tackle
climate change.

Foreign Minister KEVIN RUDD and Climate Change Minister GREG COMBET have announced
new funding of 30 million dollars will go towards supporting work on the archipelago's
National Carbon Accounting System.

Mr COMBET has told UN climate change talks in Cancun that developing such a system
is vital to providing credible evidence of emissions reductions.

New funding of 15 million dollars will support Indonesia's efforts to adapt to climate change.

The extra cash is part of Australia's 599-million-dollar climate change fast-start
funding .. unveiled in June.

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KEYWORD: CLIMATE INDON AUST (CANBERRA)

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