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Australia - USA Climate Action Partnership

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Last updated: 24 August 2012

The Australia - USA Climate Action Partnership (CAP) aims to foster the exchange of scientific expertise, technology and innovation between government, businesses and scientists of the two countries, in the field of climate change mitigation and greenhouse emissions abatement.The initial work programme for the CAP was announced in Washington by the Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage and US Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, in 2002. The work programme includes 19 projects under six areas of co-operation.The key areas of focus for the initial work programme are:Climate Change Science and Monitoring.;Stationary Energy Technologies.;Engaging with Business - Technology Development;;Engagement with Business - Policies, Tools and Approaches.;Collaboration with Developing Countries to Build Capacity to deal with Climate Change.;Greenhouse Accounting in the Forestry and Agriculture Sector.

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