It commits the countries to working towards a long-term "aspirational" goal of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. Mr Downer said the agreement sets specific goals, including energy efficiency improvements and reforesting at least 20 million hectares in the Asia-Pacific region by 2020. And the Sydney agreement was a significant step forward to helping future negotiations on climate change, he said. Climate change negotiations at the APEC...

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