You are going to read a text about Australia and extreme weather events. Some sentences are missing from the text. Choose from the list (A-C) the most appropriate sentences to complete the text. There is also an extra sentence that you do not need to use.
Australia, world’s largest coal exporter, has made light of its historic responsibility for greenhouse gas emissions citing a low share in total global carbon output. 1) _______. What gets shipped out will come home to roost many Aussies and also another big coalminer Indonesia are finding out. Jakarta’s highest rainfall in recorded history has cost 43 lives and displaced over four lakh people. 2) ____________
A. But its people are now up in arms against their government’s disingenuous policies and escapism and facing high daytime temperature due to bushfires, causing thousands of people to flee.
B. Every rich country that refuses historical responsibility to act against the global climate emergency, contributes to global status quo.
C. This is another sign of the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events requiring greater global attention.