Posts by: Anika Terton
While not surprising, Canada’s Environment Minister’s latest announcement is an outstanding example of our government’s loyal service to the fossil fuel industry. Just hours after returning from Durban, Kent blamed financial cost for a Canadian pull-out from the Kyoto Protocol.
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The European Union presented a text yesterday afternoon which put off a new legal regime until 2020 and only weakly supported the continuation of the Kyoto Protocol. It was rejected by most parties other than Australia, Canada and the United States.
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Canada – you can’t have your cake and eat it too! Approving Total’s Joslyn tar sands mine during the UN climate summit in Durban is like a slap in the face for developing countries here at the international climate change negotiations.
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What are the challenges these negotiations are facing? Well, the same old challenges as last year. Annex 1 countries are accusing non-annex 1 countries of not doing enough and the other way around.
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Just as Kent began his speech, six youth stood and turned away from the Minister revealing the message “Turn your back on Canada” prominently displayed on their shirts.
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Ani is a member of the Canadian Youth Delegation representing Manitoba. Originally from Germany she is a Canadian by choice. Inspiring and empowering people is a theme that resonates through her personally, and something she believes will become increasingly necessary in our modern society. climatechangeconnection.org
