Japan Kyoto Protocol

In what could be trouble in the long term for everyone on the planet to control greenhouse gasses, Japan has said that it will not agree to signing on to the second term of the Kyoto Protocol. "There is no question of extending the second commitment period. It's is not in our national interest," Japanese Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto told his...

Kyoto Protocol is the "make or break" issue for UN climate talks here, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said, as he pointed not only Japan but many other countries are opposed to continuation of the treaty that legally binds industrialised nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

In what could be trouble in the long term for everyone on the planet to control greenhouse gasses, Japan has said that it will not agree to signing on to the second term of the Kyoto Protocol. "There is no question of extending the second commitment period. It's is not in our national interest," Japanese Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto told his...

Kyoto Protocol is the "make or break" issue for UN climate talks here, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said, as he pointed not only Japan but many other countries are opposed to continuation of the treaty that legally binds industrialised nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.