ITS members produce about half the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. So the inaugural meeting in Sydney last week of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, made up of the US, Australia, China, Japan, India and South Korea, was avidly watched by environmentalists.
The resulting pact, they reckon, is disappointing to say the least. Even if businesses adopt all the recommendations on cleaner technologies, the pact will still see a doubling of carbon emissions by 2050. “And they have the gall to call that climate protection,” says Catherine Fitzpatrick, energy campaigner with Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
“Even if businesses sign up, the pact will still…
