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| Fiji urges Australia to ratify Kyoto Protocol |
| | www.chinaview.cn 2004-08-24 18:42:48 |
WELLINGTON, Aug.
24 (Xinhuanet) -- Fiji has called on Australia to think of the Pacific region's
"common heritage" and ratify the Kyoto Protocol on global
warming.
The appeal was made by Prime Minister Laisenia
Qarase in an address to the Asia Pacific Parliamentarians Conference on
Environment and Development, Pacnews quoted The Fiji Times newspaper as
reporting Tuesday.
Qarase said Australia had the highest
per-capita level of greenhouse gas emissions in the developed
world.
He said the region cannot afford to remain silent
when a number of Pacific Island states are under very real threat from rising
sea levels.
The four-day conference is being held in the Fiji town of Korolevu. Enditem |
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