Russia and Japan withdrew from the agreement on climate change

On December 16, 2012, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said Canada decided to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol because it said the Decree was not effective in reducing climate change. Russia and Japan may also withdraw from this Decree.

>>>Canada abandoned the agreement on climate change

Commenting on Canada's withdrawal from the climate change agreement, Alexander Lukashevich, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, said that "Canada's recent announcement to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol as an example, the the 1997 convention was no longer effective in the context of social and economic reality in the 21st century. '

Mr. Alexander added that the treaty signed in 1997 did not cover all countries, including fast-growing economies joining together to limit human impact on the entire climate. bridge.

Lukashevich also said that Canada will remain a country participating in the Kyoto Protocol for another year, until all obligations under the Kyoto Protocol expire. The country officially signed the treaty in 1997, but failed to achieve its goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions to 6% between 2008 and 2012, while increasing emissions by 17-30%.

The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty concerning the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), first negotiated in 1997 with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions on a range Global.