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09 Nov '12, 10am

Australia takes the plaudits for signing up to an extended Kyoto as NZ shreds its green credentials

Australia is set to renew its commitment to the Kyoto Protocol and sign up to binding emission reductions through to 2020, in a move that has been hailed as a major breakthrough for the long-running international climate change negotiations. However, New Zealand today confirmed it will not join its neighbour in signing up for a second phase of the Kyoto agreement, instead opting for a non-binding emissions reduction pledge. FURTHER READING Climate change 'likely to be more severe than some models predict' UK needs £330bn infrastructure spend to secure energy future United Nations climate change negotiators and world leaders will meet in Doha from 26 November in an attempt to reach a series of agreements designed to extend the legally binding Kyoto agreement before it expires at the end of this year, as well as setting out a roadmap for a new treaty to be finalised by 2015....

Full article: http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2223607/australia-pl...

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