Condasleazy Proudly Pimps $52 M For Asia-Pacific Climate "Committment"

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Oooh! A whole fifty-two million dollars!!

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First launched by the White House in July 2005, the partnership was intended to complement the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 1997 Kyoto Protocol to that pact.

The initiative employs partnerships between public and private sectors of the six partner countries to enhance energy security, promote economic growth and reduce greenhouse gases. The partners first met in Sydney, Australia in January.

"Through our partnership we seek to move beyond divisive politics and to advance common purposes," Rice said. "Everyone has something to contribute. Everyone stands to gain. And together we represent a powerful force for positive change." Rice said the United States considers its five partners "critical" to the initiative because they are among the world's most economically vibrant and influential nations.

"Our partnership will require a sustained commitment from all of us and we in the United States plan to meet our responsibilities," she said, adding that President Bush proposed $52 million to support the partnership in his budget plan for Fiscal Year 2007.

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