That effort includes pushing "greener" hybrid and electric cars that stress fuel efficiency and cleaner technology.
It also funds green energy projects in these countries - and in the UK - to cut emissions and help "migrate" cleaner technology to the developing world.
Mark Kenber of the Worldwide Fund for Nature says this is all a distraction from the real aim of Kyoto, which was to promote cleaner technology and more efficient use of energy.
And the best way to meet these goals is for America to continue leading the way toward the development of cleaner and more efficient technology.
Calmer heads are already working on the details of a better proposal: a new route, improved technology and perhaps cleaner oil.
The washing machine or vaccum cleaner as examples of the technology that have freed women from household drudgery, the contraceptives that have continued their economic emancipation are also on the list.
Both Presidents reiterated their belief that a more efficient use of energy, and the use of cleaner and renewable sources and technology are fundamental elements for energy security, which contributes to sustainable economic growth and the protection of the environment.
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The combined effect of charging and improved vehicle technology, notably cleaner-burning diesel engines that are being used in more buses and taxis, has led to an overall reduction of 13% in nitrogen oxides and 12% in PM10 via vehicle tailpipe emissions in the charging zone.
Mr. EISENSTEIN: Well, we're seeing quite a bit of vehicles focused on cleaner, more fuel-efficient technology.
Krupp said that despite diesel's dirty image, diesel technology has grown much cleaner in the past decade.
Stimulus money is pouring out of Washington and Ottawa, some of it already earmarked for research and technology to help the oil industry produce cleaner fuels.
But I also want to work with this Congress to encourage the research and technology that helps natural gas burn even cleaner and protects our air and our water.
Technology has made our systems faster, safer, cleaner and more reliable than ever before.
We have a willing market, the necessary technology, and an undisputable imperative to create a cleaner, safer planet.
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In other green technology news, Casabella unveiled a stair-climbing vacuum cleaner that is powered by trash.
Newell says getting businesses to develop cleaner types of fuel depends on government providing incentives for the environmentally friendly technology, and regulating higher-polluting fuel sources.
If population policy can do little more to alleviate environmental damage, then the human race will have to rely on technology and governance to shift the world's economy towards cleaner growth.
With respect to something like coal, we made the largest investment in clean-coal technology to make sure that even as we're producing more coal, we're producing it cleaner and smarter.
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