NGOs slam OECD candidate's 'terrible' climate record

Paris (AFP) March 8, 2021

The Australian politician seeking to head the OECD should be ruled out of the role due to "grave concerns" over his record on climate change, leading environmental groups have said. More than two dozen global civil society leaders have written to the OECD's selection chair to draw attention to what they say are former finance minister Mathias Cormann's statements opposing climate action.