Climate conference may not produce treaty: UN Secretary-General
November 4, 2009
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon [official website] attempted [remarks] Tuesday to temper expectations for the UN Climate Change Conference [official site] in Copenhagen set to take place in a month, saying that it might not result in a treaty. The meeting, which will host world leaders, is....... [more] 
New Australia PM signs Kyoto Protocol ratification instrument
December 3, 2007
'[JURIST] Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Monday that he has signed Australia''s instrument of ratification for the Kyoto Protocol, ending nearly 10 years of Australian opposition to the pact. Rudd was sworn in as the Prime Minister of....... [more]
US, Australia willing to join talks on Kyoto accord replacement: UN official
October 25, 2007
'[JURIST] The executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UFCCC), said Thursday that the United States and Australia want to participate in negotiations for a new global agreement to succeed the Kyoto Protocol, set....... [more]
Canada government sued for alleged non-compliance with Kyoto Protocol statute
September 20, 2007
'[JURIST] A Canadian environmental advocacy group has sued the Canadian government over the 2007 Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act, alleging that the government''s current compliance plan for the 2005 Kyoto Protocol does not meet the act''s minimum....... [more]
Post-Kyoto climate treaty meeting opens in Germany
May 8, 2007
'[JURIST] The twenty-sixth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) opened in Bonn, Germany, on Monday, as hundreds of....... [more]
Canada PM promises to 'respect' pro-Kyoto bill
February 15, 2007
'[JURIST] Canada''s conservative government retreated Thursday from earlier statements that the government would ignore a bill (C-288) passed by the House of Commons Wednesday requiring the government to establish a plan within 60 days for greenhouse....... [more]
Canada facing environmentalist lawsuit for alleged Kyoto breaches
October 31, 2006
'[JURIST] Canada faces a lawsuit from conservationist group Friends of the Earth for failing to meet its emissions goals under the Kyoto Protocol, which government officials have deemed to be untenable. The group presented a legal opinion to Canadian....... [more]
Kyoto Protocol extension agreed as parties look to start new talks with US
December 10, 2005
'[JURIST] At the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which ended Saturday in Montreal, states party to the Kyoto Protocol agreed to extend the life of the Protocol and begin a new dialogue with the US. Members agreed to start talks....... [more]
Kyoto signatories agree on enforcement mechanism
December 8, 2005
'[JURIST] Signatory nations to the Kyoto Protocol meeting at the UN Climate Change Conference in Montreal Thursday agreed to a final protocol provision governing the rules for ensuring compliance with emissions standards. A country that exceeds its set....... [more]
UN official says new climate change agreement beyond Kyoto will take years
November 30, 2005
'[JURIST] Acting head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Richard Kinley said Tuesday that parties to the Kyoto Protocol mandating that industrialized nations cut greenhouse emissions in order to curb global warming will likely need up to 3-....... [more]
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