Creative Commons: Commonwealth Secretariat, 2011
Australia’s government says it is “ready to join” a second phase of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change.
Climate Minister Greg Combet said Australia was making the move because more action was being taken internationally to tackle climate change and replace the Kyoto deal. The “second commitment” period for Kyoto could renew pledges to limit emissions until 2020.
Australia is one of the world’s leading emitters of greenhouse gases.
The governing Labour party signed up to the Kyoto Protocol in one of its first acts after winning power in 2007. The protocol, initially adopted in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, is aimed at fighting global warming by setting legally binding targets for countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The first round of cuts, which only apply to developed nations, expires at the end of this year.
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