http://www.opendemocracy.net/global_deal/kicking_canada Comments for "Kicking Canada, David Steven " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/global_deal/kicking_canada <p> Canada was given a good kicking at today’s <a href="http://www.climatenetwork.org/">Climate Action Network</a> press conference, spicing things up after the desperately dull fare the NGOs served up yesterday. </p> <p> They accused Canada of reneging on Kyoto, steering away from binding targets, and attempting to rile China and India into derailing progress. </p> <p> Canada’s performance against its Kyoto targets is indeed lamentable. Its greenhouse gas emissions have risen 25% since 1990. Include land use and forestry, and the news gets worse: a 54% rise. Canada’s Kyoto target was to achieve a <em>6% cut</em>. </p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/global_deal/kicking_canada" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/global_deal/kicking_canada">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/global_deal/kicking_canada#comment canada climate change David Steven Global Deal Global Deal global warming japan NGOs Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:34:34 +0000 David Steven 35234 at http://www.opendemocracy.net