7.28.2005
US Joins Asians in Climate Deal (news.BBC.co.uk)
By Kylie Morris
BBC News, Vientiane
A layer of pollution haze hovers over Beijing, China
The nations do not want climate policies to affect economic growth
The six also include Australia, India, South Korea and Japan - who, with the US and China, account for nearly half the world's greenhouse gas emissions.
The US-led initiative promises to fight global warming through new technology, supplied to the countries in most need.
Unlike the Kyoto Protocol, the new compact is non-binding, with no enforcement mechanisms.
(More ... BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | US joins Asians in climate deal) ¶ 19:39
BBC News, Vientiane
A layer of pollution haze hovers over Beijing, China
The nations do not want climate policies to affect economic growth
The six also include Australia, India, South Korea and Japan - who, with the US and China, account for nearly half the world's greenhouse gas emissions.
The US-led initiative promises to fight global warming through new technology, supplied to the countries in most need.
Unlike the Kyoto Protocol, the new compact is non-binding, with no enforcement mechanisms.
(More ... BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | US joins Asians in climate deal) ¶ 19:39
