| Durban Negotiations Go Overtime, Treaty Still Unlikely | 9 December 11 |
After two weeks of negotiations in Durban, South Africa, at the 17th Conference of Parties (COP 17) under the United Nations framework convention on climate change
(UNFCCC) talks went into the night for text to be presented on Saturday, December 10, 2011. The Kyoto Protocol first reporting period ends in 2012, with civil society and southern/undeveloped countries seeking to extend the Protocol or/and replace it with a new binding and fair agreement.It is widely reported that Canada will pull out of the Kyoto treaty before the end of 2012, and South Africa's high commissioner to Canada has accused Canada of "bullying" developing nations to pull out of the Kyoto Protocol. "Kyoto, for Canada, is in the past," Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent told COP 17, as six members of the Canadian Youth Delegation stood as Kent began his speech and turned their backs, revealing the message "Turn Your back on Canada" on their T-shirts. "What is frustrating me and my delegation here ...is to see for the third time that this UN conference is hijacked by a Ping-Pong game between the United States and China," said Jo Leinen, chairman of the European Parliament's environment committee. Youth delegations have been active and visible throughout the two weeks in Durban. View Manitoba Wildlands COP 17 pageView December 7, 2011 Reuters article View December 7, 2011 CBC News article View December 7, 2011 Postmedia News article View December 7, 2011 Globe and Mail article View December 7, 2011 India Economic Times article View December 7, 2011 Canada's national statement at COP17, Durban, South Africa View December 3, 2011 Montreal Gazette article Source:
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