Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC July 17, 2007 Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate Policy and Implementation CommitteeSenior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative Dr. Harlan L. Watson will lead the U.S. delegation to the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate’s Policy and Implementation Committee meeting on July 19-20 in Tokyo, Japan.
Meeting participants will review progress and discuss next steps on cooperative activities involving deployment of clean technology in partner countries in eight key areas: cleaner fossil energy, renewable energy and distributed generation, power generation and transmission, steel, aluminum, cement, coal mining, and buildings and appliances. The Asia-Pacific Partnership is a voluntary public-private partnership among six major Asia-Pacific nations to accelerate the development and deployment of cleaner, more efficient technologies to meet national pollution reduction, energy security and climate change concerns in ways that promote economic development and reduce poverty. These six countries are: Australia, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United States. Together, these countries account for about half of the world’s population and more than half of the world’s economy and energy use. More information about the Partnership is available at: http://www.asiapacificpartnership.org/ and www.state.gov/g/oes/climate/app 2007/598 |