Australian Environment Minister Demands Kyoto Protocol Be Scrapped

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Australia has demanded that the Kyoto climate pact be scrapped, saying "Old Kyoto" belonged in the "pages of climate change history".

Kyoto was signed but not ratified by Canberra, believing it should be replaced with a global agreement that includes emerging heavyweights India and China, as well as the world's biggest polluter the US. "In my view the United States will never ratify the protocol as it stands," Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull said.

"Whatever the accounting washup of Kyoto may be, the fact is that the protocol's first commitment period, beginning next year, is rapidly moving into the pages of climate change history."

The Kyoto Protocol, which sets emissions caps for many wealthy signatory countries while setting none for poorer ones such as China will expire in 2012.

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