ENVIRONMENT: Kyoto greenhouse Protocol “dead in the water”*

The Australian Government has decided to withdraw its support for the Kyoto Protocol to control “greenhouse” gases, following the Bush Administration’s decision late in March not to sign the agreement.The accord, reached in Kyoto in 1997, has been signed by more than 100 countries but only comes into force when countries ratify it. Developed countries have delayed a decision until the US, which refused to sign it, determines its final position.The Kyoto Protocol proposed that developed nations s…

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