Lenore Taylor; 26/11/08
Canbertra is pushing to change the rules for international climate change talks in Copenhagen next year to prevent rich developed countries, such as Singapore and South Korea, being required to do less because the Kyoto Protocol classifies them as developing. Australia argues that the next global climate change deal should require binding economy-wide targets of developed countries, with unspecified binding “action” required of developing nations. But, in its submission to the UN ahead of next month’s meeting in Poznan, Poland, to prepare for the Copenhagen talks, the Australian Government says the Kyoto delineation of developed and developing is unfair. “Since the convention was adopted in 1992, no work has been done to better differentiate the responsibilities of parties beyond … simple lists which no longer reflect current realities,” the Australian submission says.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24708236-5013404,00.html
Tags: Australia, Environment, Global, UN