Rudd talks climate change with Gore

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/australia/story/0,,2217749,00.html

Rudd talks climate change with Gore

Barbara McMahon in Sydney
Tuesday November 27, 2007

Australia's plans to join the fight against global warming were underscored on Tuesday when the country's new leader, Kevin Rudd, said he had talked to the leading climate change campaigner Al Gore.

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The 50-year-old new leader revealed that the former US vice-president Mr Gore called him yesterday to congratulate him on his election triumph, and that the two men talked about global warming and climate change.

"'G'day, Kevin?' that's what he started by saying," Rudd told reporters. I've taught Al how to say g'day. As you know, with some of our American friends, it's very hard to get it quite right."

The prime minister-elect continued: "We talked a lot about climate change and some of the important things which need to be done globally. We will resume that conversation (at the UN climate change summit) in Bali over a strong cup of tea - or something stronger."

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