ASEAN and Australia move closer on climate and economic security - Nikkei Asia
ASEAN and Australia move closer on climate and economic security - Nikkei Asia
MELBOURNE -- Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are marking 50 years of cooperative relations with a special summit that is expected to discuss deepening joint efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the region.
Senior officials and business representatives met Monday as part of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, ahead of a leaders' summit to be held on Wednesday.
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Much like last year’s COP27, finances — specifically, aid to developing nations — will be at the center of conference deliberations.
The conference faces an even greater sense of urgency brought on by the Sept. 8, 2023, release of the first global stocktake, which calls for accelerated action to meet the goals set in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement (COP21).
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