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Are you feeling radical?
Dear Friend,
I don't know what it is about today but I'm feeling slightly, well … radical. How about you?
When I wrote before Christmas about an impending government attack on Canada's environment movement, I wasn't expecting a formal Declaration of War just 9 days into the New Year. It came in the form of an "open letter" from Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver that’s receiving heavy media coverage all across the country.... Read more »
Canada’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol affects developing nations
Submitted by Guest on Sun, 2012-01-08 18:33By Alys Granados
Following negotiations at a United Nations climate change summit in Durban, South Africa, Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent announced Canada’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol, a 1997 United Nations treaty requiring member nations to stabilize their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions below 1990 levels. The goal was to curb the effects of climate change and while the Liberal government ratified the treaty in 2002, it was clear that GHG reduction targets would not be met by the original 2012 deadline. Canada is now among the few developed nations not signed on to Protocol.... Read more »
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Kyoto: The Conservative government's shameful action
It's official. Canada's government is no longer just ignoring our legally binding obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. It's withdrawing from the international treaty completely.
I listened to Peter Kent, the Minister of Spin, on CBC's The Current on Wednesday, trying to bluff his way through an interview. Now I can't hit the keys fast enough.
Kent has three disinformation talking points and big fat whopper: 1) Kyoto is the past; 2) Kyoto doesn't include all emitters (China, China and China); and 3) Kyoto would cost Canada $14 billion ($1,600 for every Canadian taxpayer). Taking on neo-cons is a challenge because they take a grain of truth and spinning to suit their agenda.... Read more »
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In unprecedented move, Canada withdraws from Kyoto Protocol
CAPE TOWN, Dec 14, 2011 (IPS) - Barely 24 hours after it signed a new global climate change agreement in Durban, South Africa, Canada became on Monday the first country to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, the only legally binding treaty to reduce emissions causing climate change.
The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) concluded last Sunday with an agreement called the Durban Platform, which includes a consensus agreement for a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol after the first expires at the end of 2012.
Canada's government under Stephen Harper essentially agreed to a continuation of Kyoto only to announce formal withdrawal after Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent arrived back safely in Canada on Monday.
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Media Comment: Canada pulls out from Kyoto Accord
Following the announcement by the Canadian Government regarding Canada officially pulling out of the Kyoto Accord, Sierra Club Prairie offers the below comment from Executive Director Eriel Deranger:
" It has been 6 years under the Harper government and we have not seen any kind of steps taken to implement aggressive carbon reductions or improved industry regulation. Instead we have seen a relaxation of regulations, increased tar sands approvals, approvals of new coal fired-power plants that were expedited under the old regulations, and finger pointing at negotiations. This is another national embarrassment coming from our government and signals to the world that Canada is not ready to tackle the climate change crisis."
For further comment, please call Eriel Deranger at 780-903-6598
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