It is necessary that an adequate mechanism is agreed on to ensure higher Quantified Emission Limitation and Reduction Objectives by the Annex 1 Parties to the
Kyoto Protocol so that we can keep their pledges under constant review," she said.
would essentially kill off the
Kyoto Protocol by not making additional reduction commitments.
It said little during recent climate talks in South Africa where countries agreed to extend the
Kyoto protocol and hammer out a new deal to force big polluters to cut greenhouse emissions.
MEPs insist that the EU must "publicly and unequivocally" reaffirm its commitment towards the extension of the
Kyoto Protocol.
''The
Kyoto Protocol does exist after 2012, and the role of the
Kyoto Protocol will continue to be discussed even after Cancun,'' he said.
The conference brings together nearly 16,000 people from 196 countries which are party to the
Kyoto Protocol.
Amman, Dec 21 (Petra) -- Jordan was elected as member of the Asian Compliance Committee of the
Kyoto Protocol, said minister of environment.
The developing countries plus China said they wanted talks to focus more on the
Kyoto Protocol rather than on broader discussions on climate change.
The phone calls came a day after the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu appeared to expose a rift within the developing- country bloc after it called for a legally binding treaty stricter than the 1997
Kyoto Protocol.