australia ratifies kyoto protocol


	australia ratifies kyoto protocol

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12-3-2007 5:39 AM

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                        CANBERRA (Reuters) - 
<SPAN id="lw_1196672886_0" class="yshortcuts">Australia</SPAN>'s new prime minister, Kevin
Rudd, took the oath of office on Monday and immediately signed
documents to ratify the <SPAN id="lw_1196672886_1" class="yshortcuts">Kyoto Protocol</SPAN>, ending his country's
decade of opposition to the global climate agreement.                        
                        </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071203/wl_nm/australia_politics_dc"><P>The move isolates the United States, which will now be the
only developed nation not to ratify the agreement which sets
binding limits on developed countries to curb the carbon
emissions blamed for global warming.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071203/wl_nm/australia_politics_dc"><P>"This is the first official act of the new Australian
government, demonstrating my government's commitment to
tackling climate change," Rudd said in a statement.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071203/wl_nm/australia_politics_dc"><P>Climate scientists said the development was a major step
for Australia and sent a clear message to Washington.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071203/wl_nm/australia_politics_dc"><P>"This has given America no excuse now. They are now the
only country who won't ratify <SPAN id="lw_1196672886_2" class="yshortcuts">Kyoto</SPAN>, they are the ones most
responsible for the problem and they are not living up to their
responsibility," said Barry Brook, professor of climate studies
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