EU to Assess Its Post-2012 Commitment to Kyoto, Delbeke Says
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The European Union may need a “reflection period” on greenhouse gas-reduction commitments under the Kyoto Protocol after 2012, as some countries signaled they don’t want to sign up for the mechanism.
Jos Delbeke, director general for climate at the European Commission, the EU regulatory arm, told a seminar in Brussels today that the bloc was flexible at the climate summit in Cancun last month on the second commitment period under the treaty and continues to be open.