10. Australia and Global Warming
Agence France Presse ("WORLD ENERGY AGENCY WARNS AUSTRALIA ON GLOBAL WARMING PLAN," August 9, 2005, Sydney, Australia) reported that the International Energy Agency on Tuesday warned Australia its plan to curb global warming with technology-based solutions was inadequate and urged Canberra to consider an emissions trading scheme. The agency commended the efficiency and security of the Australian energy market but said that environmental sustainability presented the greatest challenge because of high and growing carbon dioxide emissions. Australia, which like the United States has not ratified the 1997 Kyoto agreement on cutting greenhouse gases, announced last month it would join a new six-country pact on curbing emissions. The initiative includes the United States, PRC, India, Japan and ROK and aims to use new technologies to cut back on emissions.
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