SYDNEY (Reuters) - Breakthroughs on cleaner energy technology are a matter of life and death for the planet, Australia warned on Wednesday ahead of a meeting of six nations to tackle climate change without sacrificing economic growth.
The United States, Japan, China, India, Australia and South Korea will hold the first meeting of the Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate on Thursday -- a pact they say will complement, not rival, the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas.