US and Japan become aware for clean technology

The United States and Japan have now become aware for clean technology research and have called for global fund and have called for a G8 initiative so that poorer countries can do their part in fighting climate change, which is blamed for droughts, rising seas and more intense storms.Environment ministers and their representatives meeting at a Group of Eight conference on global warming have sought urgent action to curb greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, but developing countries and the developed countries are split on how to share the burden.Rapidly growing economies such as China and India and Brazil also attended the three-day meeting of the Group of Eight. According to Brazilian delegate Ana Maria Fernandes it is vital for developed countries to pass on know-how and help fund research for new technologies.