Canada continued to be on the receiving end of criticism Monday at the UN climate change summit in Bali, Indonesia, because of its position on the issue.
UN climate chief Yvo de Boer, who met with Environment Minister John Baird Monday, questioned Canada's call for developing nations like China and India to accept binding emissions.
"I personally find it interesting to hear Canada just a little while ago indicating it would not meet its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol," said de Boer.
"Now (it's) calling on developing countries to take binding reduction targets."
The focus of the conference is to begin negotiations on an international agreement to fight climate change after 2012 -- when the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol expires.
Canada wants the international community to reach a deal by 2009 so that it can be implemented by the time Kyoto expires.
However, Canada is refusing to apply its own binding targets until the big emitters such as the U.S., China, and India do so first. Source...
