U.S. To Announce 'Beyond Kyoto' Climate Pact

By REUTERS
Published: July 27, 2005

Filed at 10:45 a.m. ET

CANBERRA (Reuters) - The United States, the world's top polluter, is set to unveil a five-nation pact to combat global warming by developing energy technology to cut greenhouse gas emissions, officials said on Wednesday.

China and India, whose burgeoning economies comprise a third of humanity, as well as Australia and South Korea are part of the agreement to tackle climate change beyond the U.N.'s Kyoto protocol.