ASIA-PACIFIC nations including Australia have put green energy initiatives at the heart of a new pact aimed at bridging gaps between their economies while bolstering trade opportunities across the region.A pledge to cut tariffs to 5 per cent by 2015 on green goods - and to make their economies less energy intensive - led a range of initiatives signed off by leaders of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum meeting in Hawaii.
They also committed to a ''seamless regional economy'' by agreeing to align regulatory systems and simplify travel rules.
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