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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16165033
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A spokesman for France's foreign ministry called the move "bad news for the fight against climate change", a sentiment echoed by other officials.
Peter Kent, Canada's minister of the environment, has said the protocol "does not represent a way forward".
The move, which is legal and was expected, makes Canada the first nation to pull out of the global treaty.
A spokesman for China's foreign ministry told reporters that the decision was "regrettable and flies in the face of the efforts of the international community", Reuters news agency reported.
The protocol, initially adopted in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, is aimed at fighting global warming. Through the agreement, countries like China and India take voluntary, but non-binding steps to reduce their carbon emissions.
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He said meeting Canada's obligations under Kyoto would cost $13.6bn (10.3bn euros; £8.7bn): "That's $1,600 from every Canadian family - that's the Kyoto cost to Canadians, that was the legacy of an incompetent Liberal government."
Despite that cost, greenhouse emissions would continue to rise as two of the world's largest polluters - the US and China - were not covered by the Kyoto agreement, Mr Kent said.
"We believe that a new agreement that will allow us to generate jobs and economic growth represents the way forward."
I find it somewhat comical that China is criticizing Canada for leaving, yet they aren't even bound to it.
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For low-lying island nation Tuvalu, most at-risk for rising sea levels, the withdrawal was more personal.
"For a vulnerable country like Tuvalu, its an act of sabotage on our future," Ian Fry, Tuvalu's lead negotiator told Reuters. "Withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol is a reckless and totally irresponsible act."
Australia delegate Greg Combet (left) defended Canada's decision
Australia's lead delegate, Minister of Climate Change Greg Combet has defended Canada's decision.
"The Canadian decision to withdraw from the protocol should not be used to suggest Canada does not intend to play its part in global efforts to tackle climate change," a spokesman told the Sydney Morning Herald.
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A spokesman for France's foreign ministry called the move "bad news for the fight against climate change", a sentiment echoed by other officials.
Peter Kent, Canada's minister of the environment, has said the protocol "does not represent a way forward".
The move, which is legal and was expected, makes Canada the first nation to pull out of the global treaty.
A spokesman for China's foreign ministry told reporters that the decision was "regrettable and flies in the face of the efforts of the international community", Reuters news agency reported.
The protocol, initially adopted in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, is aimed at fighting global warming. Through the agreement, countries like China and India take voluntary, but non-binding steps to reduce their carbon emissions.
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He said meeting Canada's obligations under Kyoto would cost $13.6bn (10.3bn euros; £8.7bn): "That's $1,600 from every Canadian family - that's the Kyoto cost to Canadians, that was the legacy of an incompetent Liberal government."
Despite that cost, greenhouse emissions would continue to rise as two of the world's largest polluters - the US and China - were not covered by the Kyoto agreement, Mr Kent said.
"We believe that a new agreement that will allow us to generate jobs and economic growth represents the way forward."
I find it somewhat comical that China is criticizing Canada for leaving, yet they aren't even bound to it.
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For low-lying island nation Tuvalu, most at-risk for rising sea levels, the withdrawal was more personal.
"For a vulnerable country like Tuvalu, its an act of sabotage on our future," Ian Fry, Tuvalu's lead negotiator told Reuters. "Withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol is a reckless and totally irresponsible act."
Australia delegate Greg Combet (left) defended Canada's decision
Australia's lead delegate, Minister of Climate Change Greg Combet has defended Canada's decision.
"The Canadian decision to withdraw from the protocol should not be used to suggest Canada does not intend to play its part in global efforts to tackle climate change," a spokesman told the Sydney Morning Herald.
