Promises to clean up industry fail to convince

摘要

Some of the world's biggest polluters and energy consumers met last week under a scheme trumpeted by organizers as a "complement" to the Kyoto Protocol. Members of the Asia-Pacific Partnership (AP6) on Clean Development and Climate promised to provide practical solutions to climate change, by driving industrial partnerships and encouraging new, cleaner technologies. But with voluntary participation, no emissions targets, no deadlines and little new money, environmental groups are somewhat sceptical. Can industry really be counted on to clean up its act?