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US accused of trying to 'edit out' climate change in Antarctic report
Key takeaways
- Antarctica has been undergoing rapid and abrupt environmental changes in recent years.
- The United States did not want to use the term "climate change" at a major Antarctic meeting, instead preferring to focus on "specific" environmental changes.
- Its stance was rebuked by other countries, including France, which described it as a "worrying development" that risks undermining credible science.
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Antarctica has been undergoing rapid and abrupt environmental changes in recent years. (Supplied: Wim van Passel/WWF)
The United States did not want to use the term "climate change" at a major Antarctic meeting, instead preferring to focus on "specific" environmental changes.
Its stance was rebuked by other countries, including France, which described it as a "worrying development" that risks undermining credible science.
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