Beckett crushes hopes of new carbon deal

[Eugene]

(The Guardian)

5pm
Beckett crushes hopes of new carbon deal

Matthew Tempest, political correspondent
Thursday December 1, 2005

Environmentalists hoping for a compulsory set of post-Kyoto carbon
emissions targets are "living in cloud cuckoo land", the environment
secretary, Margaret Beckett, said today.

A fortnight of talks are already under way in Montreal to find a
successor treaty to the landmark Kyoto agreement, but there is little
sign that even a voluntary programme of cuts will emerge.

Ms Beckett, who will represent both the EU and the UK at the talks as
part of Britain's presidency of the EU, this morning played down hopes
that anything more than a "working party" would emerge from the
negotiations.

The minister, who flies out to the talks on Saturday, warned activists
and environmentalists - such as those demonstrating this London this
weekend - that they could be aiding the cause of those countries
seeking to destroy the Kyoto agreement.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,12374,1655304,00.html

[Dead_Parrot]

1. We're fucked. nt