The Associated Press: What climate change? Meltdown trumps fears at APEC
...at this week's summit of 21 Pacific Rim nations, global warming is barely on the agenda. In its place: the financial crisis.
"The interest and focus on climate change has dissipated somewhat," said Woo Yuen Pau, CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
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The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council announced Wednesday that climate change was the summit's No. 7 priority, based on an annual survey of regional government officials, business people and academics. Last year, it was No. 4.
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