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Most of Europe set to miss Kyoto goals
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10 EU nations to miss Kyoto emissions goal
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Kyoto a failure, Macfarlane says
http://www.breitbart.com/news/na/051227123412.ec9anvg1.htmlMost of Europe, which has criticized the United States over its stance on global warming, looks set to miss a set of goals to cut greenhouse gases under the Kyoto Protocol. The findings by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), revealed Tuesday, will make embarrassing reading for European governments that have berated Washington for its refusal to ratify the United Nations pact.
Of 15 countries in Europe signed up to Kyoto, only Britain and Sweden were on target to meet their commitments on reducing harmful gas emissions by 2012, said the IPPR, Britain's leading progressive think tank.
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10 EU nations to miss Kyoto emissions goal
http://www.upi.com/InternationalIntelligence/view.php?StoryID=20051228-044857-1435rTen of the European Union's 25 members are set to miss their Kyoto Protocol targets by 2010. Of the other 15, Great Britain is the sole member of the European Union to have made significant steps toward reducing greenhouse gases and honoring Kyoto commitments.
Europe is not alone in the disparity between promise and action. According to the Canadian government Web site, Canada agreed to cut emissions by six percent below 1990 levels. Canada's emissions are up over 20 percent since 1990.
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Kyoto a failure, Macfarlane says
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200512/s1539517.htmFederal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has declared the Kyoto Protocol on climate change a failure.
The minister says a new Asia Pacific forum will be more effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Representatives from six countries including Australia, the US, and China, will gather in Sydney next month for the first meeting of a Partnership on Clean Development and Climate.
"By working together particularly with developing countries like China and India, we are going to make a far bigger impact on greenhouse gas reduction than a diplomatic protocol that has already failed which is the case with Kyoto," he said.