亞太國家元首已同意減少各國對化石燃料的依賴，同時開發使能源更為節淨的技術，以解決空氣污染與溫室氣體排放的問題。在全球面臨石油蘊藏量緊縮的情況下，東南亞國協10個成員國協同其對話夥伴，共同簽署能源協定，呼籲在經濟快速成長及世界石油含量逐漸短缺之下，開發替代性能源來源，以確保永續能源的供應。
東協各國領袖上週齊聚菲律賓宿霧市召開高峰會，並簽署《東亞能源安全宿霧宣言》，誓言打擊恐怖主義與疾病、根絕貧窮、加強政治合作，以及在2015年以前建立自由貿易區。各國政府領袖特別強調發展再生能源計劃的必要性，例如生質能源與水力發電等，因為「這些資源是國家能源政策的重要方針」。
領袖們同意密切合作，以增進化石燃料的使用效率和環保效應。他們將鼓勵使用生質燃料，並且「努力推動生質燃料的自由貿易，以及引擎和車輛使用生質燃料的標準。」
這些領袖表示，他們將透過有效政策與措施，減少溫室氣體排放，據此致力緩和全球氣候變遷。所有行動都將以市場取向為基礎。各國領袖宣誓，他們將他們將廣招和鼓勵在能源及公共建設發展上的投資，提高私部門企業的參與，同時支持「地方和國際市場的開放以及競爭，以達到所有經濟程度都可負擔得平價能源供應」。清淨燃煤將是能源框架中最重要的部分，對於中國與澳洲兩大煤產國來說，更是別具意義，兩國鑑此已正式成立中澳淨煤技術聯合協調小組。
Government leaders from across Asia and the Pacific have agreed to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels and promote cleaner technologies that address air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The energy pact signed by the leaders of the 10 member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, and its dialogue partners calls for a concerted regionwide effort to harness alternative sources of energy to ensure continuous energy supply for their growing economies in the face of dwindling world oil reserves.
The Cebu Declaration on East Asian Energy Security was signed after a summit last week in the central Philippine city of Cebu during which the leaders pledged to fight terrorism and disease, eradicate poverty, strengthen political solidarity, and create a free trade zone by 2015. The government leaders cited the need to strengthen programs to develop renewable energy sources such as biofuels and hydropower sources since "these resources are important aspects of our national energy policies."
The leaders agreed to work closely together to improve the efficiency and environmental performance of fossil fuel use.They will encourage the use of biofuels and "work towards freer trade on biofuels and a standard on biofuels used in engines and motor vehicles."
The leaders said they would mitigate greenhouse gas emission through effective policies and measures, thus contributing to global climate change abatement. The entire effort will be market-based. The leaders declared they would pursue and encourage investment on energy resource and infrastructure development through greater private sector involvement, and encourage the "open and competitive regional and international markets geared towards providing affordable energy at all economic levels." Clean coal will be an important part of the energy picture, and especially for coal producing nations Australia and China which have formally established the Australia-China Joint Coordination Group on Clean Coal Technology.
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