DEAUVILLE, France: Russia, Japan and Canada told the G8 they would not join a second round of carbon cuts under the Kyoto Protocol at United Nations talks this year and the US reiterated it would remain outside the treaty, European diplomats have said.
The future of the Kyoto Protocol has become central to efforts to negotiate reductions of carbon emissions under the UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change, whose annual meeting will take place in Durban, South Africa, from November 28 to December 9.
Developed countries signed the Kyoto Protocol in 1997. They agreed to legally binding commitments on curbing greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming.
Those pledges expire at the end of next year. Developing countries say a second round is essential to secure global agreements.
But the leaders of Russian, Japan and Canada confirmed they would not join a new Kyoto agreement, the diplomats said.
They argued that the Kyoto format did not require developing countries, including China, the world’s No. 1 carbon emitter, to make targeted emission cuts.
At last Thursday’s G8 dinner the US President, Barack Obama, confirmed Washington would not join an updated Kyoto Protocol, the diplomats said.
The US, the second-largest carbon emitter, signed the protocol in 1997 but in 2001 the then president, George W. Bush, said he would not put it to the Senate for ratification.
Agence France-Press, 29 May 2011
h/t to Dr. Benny Peiser
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I am proud to be a Canadian.
“The US, the second-largest carbon emitter, signed the protocol in 1997 but in 2001 the then president, George W. Bush, said he would not put it to the Senate for ratification.”
I didn’t realize George W. Bush was president in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000…
There’s that threatened polar bear again. Doing double duty in front of the Peace Tower in cold, cold Ottawa. And you can bet the Chinese are not on board with very much of anything.
I see this year they’re being very careful to have their meeting in a place where there’s little or no possibility of cold weather
I await ‘their’ next move…
chris y,
Among the CAGW true believers, everything is George W Bush’s fault.
Meanwhile, UK politicians reaffirm their commitment to pursue “moral leadership” on the issue, systematically ruining the landscape with wind farms, eroding civil liberties, and hamstringing industry. Good one boys.
“…UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change, whose annual meeting will take place in Durban, South Africa, from November 28 to December 9….”
Someone is going to make a fortune there selling parkas and mukluks, because for the first time in history, snow will fall in November in South Africa.
Chris, please read the article again.
Another accomplishment of the W. He had to undo quite a few clownish moves of Slick Willie. Unfortunately, Fannie and Freddie were not among those that needed urgent remediation.
Peter says:
May 29, 2011 at 9:36 am
I see this year they’re being very careful to have their meeting in a place where there’s little or no possibility of cold weather
Lol. Yes, South Africa near mid-summer should be ok .
Good news.
Meanwhile, UK politicians reaffirm their commitment to pursue “moral leadership” on the issue, systematically ruining the landscape with innefective wind farms, eroding civil liberties, artificially raising the cost of energy, and hamstringing industry. Good one boys.
@chris y: May 29, 2011 at 9:32 am
@Smokey: May 29, 2011 at 9:40 am
No more calls, we have a winner!
Isn’t it amazing how William Jefferson Blythe Clinton just disappeared?
Now that is just too much. President Clinton authorized VP Gore to sign the Kyoto Protocol. Then the US Senate passed the Byrd-Hagel resolution 95-0 in July 1997 saying no way. Clinton is the one that didn’t send it to the Senate.
Byrd-Hagel Resolution
Tallbloke, Hopefully Gore will be thier and bring his goreffect with him to put a damper on things!
Looks like the UK is still part of this lunatic scheme
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Protocol#Successor
Once again, it was William J. “It depends upon what the meaning of ‘is’ is” who signed the Kyoto Treaty but didn’t submit it to the Senate for ratification.
BTW: Obama didn’t sign Kyoto, either, a fact that is equally true and just as irrelevant.
Is that a Fat Lady I hear warming up?
In actuality, the Canadian government (i.e theruling Liberal Party) signed and ratified the Kyoto treaty only for show. They did absolutely nothing to impelment it. It was designed to show how morally superior Canada was over the US. This would play well in the Liberal Party bastion of Toronto.
In the recent election, the Liberals lost most of their support. The speculation about them now is about whether they will simply fade away or merge with the social democratic NDP. Theyeven chose a former NDP prime minster of the province of Ontario as their intrim leader. He is remembered as one of the worst prime minsters that Ontario ever had.
Dang! They noticed the ruse! How can we now bring forward the Great Transformation, Herr Schellnhuber? SCHELLNHUBER!
http://www.wbgu.de/fileadmin/templates/dateien/veroeffentlichungen/hauptgutachten/jg2011/wbgu_jg2011_kurz_en.pdf
DJ, it’s actually not that uncommon to have snow falling in South Africa in midsummer – but in the mountains. That’s about 100 miles from Durban and 12,000 feet up.
Well, that just hung the UK, New Zealand, and Australia out to dry………..
This leaves NZ, Australia, and the UK as the last of the true believers of any consequence
And what is the point about lying about Bush’s role?
“They argued that the Kyoto format did not require developing countries, including China, the world’s No. 1 carbon emitter, to make targeted emission cuts.”
A good way to avoid discussions about the real reasons (the reality) …
The European Union may as well replace their flag with a tombstone, and engrave the Precautionary Principle on it. Either that or start listening to Vaclav Havel.