Canada's withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol on climate change

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Compiled by : Professor sameer Kulkarni, Mumbai-India

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The Roar!

Canada, Japan and Russia categorically said last year (2010); that they would not accept new Kyoto commitments. but ,Canada is the only country to actually execute it altogether.

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The Legal Frame

Canada produced "barely 2%" of global emissions. The previous Liberal government had signed on to Kyoto in 1997 without any intention of meeting its targets. Kyoto originally covered countries generating less than 30% of global emissions and that had fallen to 13%.
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Canada wanted a fair agreement

Canada initially adopted it in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, aimed at fighting global warming. Canada's previous Liberal government signed the accord but did little to implement it and current prime minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government never embraced it.
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Actual Words!

"The Kyoto protocol does not cover the world's largest two emitters, the United States and China, and therefore it cannot work," Peter Kent (The Canadian environment minister)said. "It's now clear that Kyoto is not the path forward to a global solution to climate change. If anything it's an Source: the guardian dated: Tuesday 13 impediment." 5/5/12
December 2011

The Legal Right

Article 27 of the Kyoto protocol allows any country to withdraw three years after the protocol is in force (i.e. about now). The protocol was ratified in 2005, but came into force on 1 January 2008, the start of the so-called first commitment period for countries to cut their emissions, which finishes at the end of 2012. 5/5/12

A big Achievement (?)

Saved $14bn in penalties for not achieving its Kyoto targets. It is from the Canadian taxpayers to other countries It equivalent of $1,600 from every Canadian family . "To meet the targets under Kyoto for 2012 would be the equivalent of either removing every car, truck, ATV, tractor, ambulance, police car and vehicle of every kind from 5/5/12

The facts

Canada's Conservative government is reluctant to hurt Canada's booming oil sands sector, the country's fastest growing source of greenhouse gases. Canada has the world's third-largest oil reserves, more than 170bn barrels. Daily production of 1.5m barrels from the oil sands is expected to increase 5/5/12 3.7mn in 2025. to

The Voice!

Canada's environment minister Peter Kent announces the withdrawal from the Kyoto 5/5/12 on December 12, 2011. protocol;

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