Danish minister calls for joint Asia-Europe efforts on climate

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EU-Asia co-operation is essential in the fight against climate change, experts told the Asia Europe Environment Forum this week. Speakers also said that climate measures must not damage the economy and that the clean development mechanism was ready for a change. Sara Lewis reports from Copenhagen. Danish environment minister Connie Hedegaard this week urged Asian and European countries to join forces to tackle climate change and help shape upcoming talks aimed at a successor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol on cutting emissions which expires in 2012.