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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 11, 2006

Fact Sheet: The Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate

Implementation, Action, and Results

"This new results-oriented partnership will allow our nations to develop and accelerate deployment of cleaner, more efficient energy technologies to meet national pollution reduction, energy security, and climate change concerns in ways that reduce poverty and promote economic development."

- President Bush, July 27, 2005

The United States has joined with Australia, China, India, Japan, and South Korea to launch the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate. This Partnership will advance the President's goal of developing and accelerating the deployment of cleaner and more efficient technologies and practices. Under this initiative:

Addressing Climate Change in a Broad Pro-Growth Context

President Bush believes that the greatest progress will be assured by working together with other nations to advance the related objectives of improving economic and energy security, alleviating poverty, improving human health, reducing harmful air pollution, and reducing the growth of greenhouse gases.

The Partnership involves countries that account for about half of the world's population and more than half of the world's economy, energy use, and greenhouse gas emissions. This Partnership builds on existing multilateral climate initiatives including the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum, the International Partnership for a Hydrogen Economy, and Methane to Markets.

Our Work Plan:

In Sydney, the Partner countries committed to an action-oriented work plan that will promote the use of proven and emerging cost-effective clean technologies and practices by:

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