Canada abandoned the agreement on climate change

Canada has officially withdrawn from the Kyoto protocol, becoming the first country to give up its agreement on climate change.

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'We have legal rights to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol,' said Environment Minister Peter Kent on 12 December. 'The Protocol is not the way to a global solution to climate change' , but is actually 'an obstacle'.

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Canada's environment minister said that the real Kyoto Protocol
it is a barrier to dealing with climate warming.

This is unhappy news when UN countries are trying to reach a new agreement when the Kyoto Protocol will expire next year. President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, where the United Nations Conference on Climate Change this year was held, called for ' nations to have a vision beyond national interests and for the greater benefit of the whole people. species'.

According to the World Meteorological Organization, the Earth is warming significantly. 2011 was the tenth hottest year since 1850 when the world climate situation began to be monitored.'Human activity is the main factor causing this phenomenon,' said Mr. RDJ Lengoasa, Director of the World Meteorological Organization.

The Kyoto Protocol relates to the United Nations International Framework Program on International Climate Change with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The international draft was signed on December 11, 1997 in Kyoto and officially took effect on February 16, 2005.