Canada defends UN climate role, overshoots Kyoto

[Astrad]

"Canada defended its leadership of U.N. talks on fighting global warming on Monday despite admitting that Ottawa will not meet its own goals under the Kyoto Protocol.

Environment Minister Rona Ambrose, who is chairing the May 15-26 meetings in Bonn, has suggested that Kyoto should be softened for Canada in a second period from 2012 saying Ottawa had no chance of reaching its goals.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060515/sc_nm/environment_climate_dc_2

In this case I have to say the US did much better than Canada. At least the Bush administration expressed their disdain for Kyoto and took the flack for it. There's something pathetic about a country claiming to be virtuous by signing the treaty than basically doing little or nothing to meet its obligations.

[otherlander]

1. Is our disregard for the environment spreading north via osmosis?

[Truthy Nessy]

2. I am afraid that Harper will drag his feet

to please Bush.