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Experts from the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum approved the wording of a final draft statement on climate change that would be handed to leaders at their summit starting tomorrow.

If the leaders agree to the statement in it’s current form, it would be a big victory for the goal of Australia and the United States to have China - one of the world’s biggest polluters.

The target was for all 21 APEC members to work toward a 25 percent reduction of energy intensity by 2030, said a Southeast Asian official involved in the talks, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.

Officials said in return for the reduction target, developed countries have accepted the inclusion of recognition of the U.N. principle that poorer nations had fewer responsibilities to cut carbon emissions than developed ones. Read the full article at this link.