China calls for second commitment of Kyoto Protocol
The UN climate conference currently under way in Durban, South Africa, should
clearly establish the second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, the
Chinese delegation said on Monday.
The second commitment should ensure that developed country parties to the Kyoto
Protocol "should undertake quantified emission reduction commitments," said Wei
Su, deputy head of the Chinese delegation attending the COP 17, formally the 17th
Conference of Parties to the United Nations' Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC).
Su was speaking on behalf of China, Brazil, South Africa and India, known as four
"basic nations" in efforts to address climate change.
"The Kyoto Protocol is the cornerstone of the climate regime and its second
commitment period is the essential priority for the success of Durban jewelry wholesaleConference,"
he said.
The pact, reached in 1997, requires 37 industrialized countries to slash carbon
emissions to 5 percent below 1990 levels by 2012. But as the first commitment
period ischeap silver jewelry set to expire by the end of next year, the COP 17 is trying to ensure
the protocol's continuation.
The United States, the world's largest polluter per capita, has said it would not
sign up for an updated Kyoto Protocol. It wants the pact to impose obligations on
emerging economies like China and India.
Europe says it can accept a continuation of the Kyoto Protocol, provided China and
the United States show they are seriousjewelry stores about major cuts in the coming years.
Japan, Canada and Russia, three key countries in the Kyoto deal, have made it
clear that they will not sign up to discount fashion jewelrya second commitment period. The nearly
irreconcilable differences leave the pact's future in doubt.
