UN General Assembly
2008

deploying new technologies will also be part of our response to climate change. The Australian Government has decided to establish a global centre to drive the demonstration and commercialization of carbon capture and storage technologies. Building on existing national and regional initiatives, that project will bring together the best researchers in the world to develop the best technology to apply. As the world at present is planning to generate 45 per cent of its electricity from coal by 2030, we can no longer afford to delay acting on such technology. Australia invites all Governments and corporations of goodwill to participate in the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute. The United Nations and we, its Member nations, have a responsibility to protect the nations and peoples of the world. We must protect people from terrorism, and that must include a commitment to support those nations on the front lines of the struggle. Australia is working closely with the Government of Afghanistan and with our global partners to bring security and stability to that country. We can never again allow it to