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Climate change refugee bid denied by New Zealand court

2013-11-26 10:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: A Pacific Island man's bid to become a climate change refugee suffered a blow on Tuesday after a New Zealand court refused to let him challenge a decision denying him asylum. Ioane Teitiota, 37, had said he was trying to escape rising seas and environmental risks caused by global warming in his home country of Kiribati. But New Zealand's High Court in Auckland ruled that his claim fell short of the legal criteria, such as fear of persecution or threats to his life. Justice John Priestly...

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