Science: US Agrees Climate Deal with Asia

Society | July 29, 2005, Friday // 00:00

The world's four largest coal-consuming countries have announced a pact to share technology for limiting emissions of greenhouse gases.

The US, China, India, Australia, Japan and South Korea signed what is being seen as a rival to the Kyoto Protocol to curb climate change, which the US and Australia have refused to sign.

The new pact will be known as the Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate.

It allows the countries to set their own goals for emissions of greenhouse gases, with no enforcement measures. This is in contrast to the Kyoto Protocol, which requires industrial nations to accept legally binding emissions targets.

The Australian prime minister John Howard said the deal would be "fairer" than the Kyoto Protocol, and that it "demonstrated the very strong commitment of Australia to reducing greenhouse gas emissions".

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