By Xinhua
Ginowan : Sustainable development and solution of energy and environmental issues should be achieved through an equitable manner, Asian scientists agreed in a statement at the conclusion of a regional science conference here on Saturday.
    "An international consensus should be established to build a global framework, under which efforts should be allocated in an equitable manner among countries and generations for achieving sustainable development," said a joint statement on energy and environment by Science Council of Asia (SCA) conference.
    The regional science group, consisting of organization members from around a dozen countries in Asia, agreed that developing countries are expected to consume more energy in accordance with their economic growth and improvement of living standards.
    "Developed countries are encouraged to transfer their technologies to developing countries to help them 'leapfrog' to modern energy technologies and take advantage of such technologies to ensure both economic growth and efficient use of energy," the statement said.
    The three-day conference in Okinawa prefecture of southern Japan included a one-day symposium on Saturday, which was jointly hosted with Pacific Science Association (PSA) and composed of keynote speeches and discussions among the experts focusing on energy and environment, education and environment and water resources respectively.
    The SCA, founded in 2000, consists scientific organizations from China, Japan, India, Republic of Korea and other Asian countries. The council hosts annual conferences to promote regional scientific cooperation and information sharing among Asian countries. The next conference is scheduled to be held in China in 2008.