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The Indonesian government says Australia should set deeper greenhouse gas reduction targets to fight climate change.
Australia says its emmision cuts will be set between five and 15 per cent by 2020, depending on how far other countries cut.
Developed countries are under pressure to cut more deeply in the lead-up to the UN meeting to replace the Kyoto Protocol in Copenhagen in December.
Indonesia’s Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar says Australia should do more.
“I’m not telling Australia but I hope they will have deeper cuts and more ambitious programs like that,” he said.
Mr Witoelar says the global financial crisis could affect developed nations commitment to binding cuts.
“I know they are thinking maybe they cannot meet their obligations,” he said.
The Environment Minister says the ongoing support of the US government to a new global agreement is crucial to its success.
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