Kyoto Protocol faces threat of extinction

Jul 23rd, 2011 | By Climate Himalaya | Category: China, Green House Gas Emissions, India, UNFCCC

Vancouversun: Negotiators made scant progress towards salvaging the United Nations’ Kyoto Protocol for fighting climate change beyond 2012 at two weeks of talks recently in Bonn. The talks among 180 nations made it evident that the controversial climate pact faces the threat of extinction due to lack of support.

Developing nations accused rich nations of reneging on promises to extend Kyoto, which now binds almost 40 nations to cut emissions until 2012. Kyoto’s future has become the main focus after a U.N. summit in 2009 failed to agree to a new treaty.

Japan, Canada and Russia have said they will not make cuts in an extended Kyoto and are instead demanding a new global deal with greenhouse gas curbs to be observed by all, including big emerging nations led by China and India.

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