PARIS, June 1 — Former Australian finance minister Mathias Cormann became head of the influential Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development today to the dismay of environmental campaigners.
His campaign for the position faced fierce resistance from top environmental groups who criticised his record in successive climate-sceptic Australian cabinets, notably under former prime minister Tony Abbott. The OECD counts 37 states as members and acts as a sort of economic think-tank on economic and policy questions, producing reports and recommendations that are influential in national capitals.
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