Word: kyoto
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...focused almost exclusively on domestic issues, Sarkozy emphasised international affairs on Sunday night, including an "appeal to our American friends to tell them that they can count on our friendship," but also insisting that Washington "accept that friends can think differently." He then scolded America for not accepting the Kyoto accords on global warming. He also called for greater European cooperation, and for a new trans-Mediterranean partnership to speed economic development in Africa countries, which he saw as important to help curb immigration into Europe...
...trade systems and fuel economy standards? Where do the Kerrys stand on whether the federal government should use its power to alter personal behavior, either through taxing carbon fuels or subsidizing small-scale renewable energy systems? And what about global environmental agreements—such as how an ideal Kyoto Protocol should be structured—and the sorts of environmental protections should be written into free trade deals? These final questions should be second-nature to Kerry, a long-time member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.Like advertised, the Kerrys’ book is a fine complement...
...that means going for the lowest common denominator. After all, a global pact on restricting carbon-gas emissions will only work if it has the biggest emitters on board. Japan's objective is to craft a middle way that can bridge the gap between those who signed on to Kyoto and those who didn't. So, don't expect Prime Minister Abe to tell Bush that he needs to start hanging the White House laundry...
...kept to a minimum discussion of the painful shared history that had aggravated tensions between them, instead trumpeting plans to cooperate on the environment. Few concrete details emerged from the meetings, although a normally truculent Beijing did agree for the first time to actively discuss what should happen after Kyoto. But the summit's amicability showed that environment could provide the basis for safe diplomacy...
...China - and so far there's little evidence that Tokyo will be leaning hard on the private sector. The country also has its own environmental problems - with its long-dormant economy back in gear, carbon emissions are rising fast, and Japan will be hard-pressed to meet the Kyoto targets that were negotiated in its backyard. "Japan is moving in a very troublesome direction," says Mie Asaoka, an activist with the Kyoto-based environmental group Kiko Network...