Sam Parker ’12<\/p>\n
If you have been following my colleague\u2019s blogs or the negotiations, you will know that there is a great deal of talk around a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol<\/a>\u00a0(KP) here in Durban.\u00a0 \u00a0Countries have been torn on this issue. \u00a0The U.S., Canada and a few other\u00a0countries have said they will not sign onto another commitment period for KP. \u00a0Others such as the E.U., most of the African nations, and the Alliance of Small Island States<\/a>\u00a0(AOSIS) are calling for another commitment period of KP to extend to 2020 or beyond and to have it be legally binding. \u00a0There has also been a campaign organized by the tcktcktck<\/a>, I\u00a0\u2665 KP, which many of the youth and other organizations are taking apart in wearing T-shirts, ties and stickers to show their support for what is becoming known as KP2.<\/p>\n I think, for many KP, is a document that is more a symbol than anything else. \u00a0It is the first and only document that has had some kind a legality to it and it is the only document that calls for emissions reductions from the countries that chose to\u00a0ratify\u00a0it. \u00a0For others I believes that they also fear what may happen if KP is allowed to die and no other commitment is put into place. \u00a0I also feel that many are looking at KP very\u00a0practically, it is a good document with some problems. \u00a0These problems have been identified and would not be terribly\u00a0difficult\u00a0to fix, so why wait until 2020 to start working on a new document, as the U.S. has proposed, when there is a solid document to work with.<\/p>\n I too, have been torn on the\u00a0issue\u00a0of\u00a0KP2. \u00a0I have seen that KP1 didn’t work, countries did not meet there targets and and not suffering any\u00a0consequence because of it. \u00a0Global emissions are continuing to rise at an\u00a0unhealthy rate and our youth and poor will be the ones suffering in the near future. \u00a0But there is hope with the discussions of making KP2 legally binding and with stricter emissions targets. \u00a0And now, China has opened itself to a commitment, it is looking like another commitment period will be instituted and I am finding myself very happy about that. \u00a0Let us hope that an agreement can be reached and maybe if hell freezes over, the U.S. will sign on.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And… I\u00a0\u2665 KP<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sam Parker ’12
\nIf you have been following my colleague\u2019s blogs or the negotiations, you will know that there is a great deal of talk around a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol\u00a0(KP) here in Durban.\u00a0 \u00a0Countries have been torn on this issue. \u00a0The U.S., Canada and a few other\u00a0countries have said they will not sign onto another commitment period for KP. \u00a0Others such as the E.U., most of the African nations, and the Alliance of Small Island States\u00a0(AOSIS) are calling for another commitment period of KP to extend to 2020 or beyond and to have it be legally binding. \u00a0There has also been a campaign organized by the tcktcktck, I\u00a0\u2665 KP, which many of the youth and other organizations are taking apart in wearing T-shirts, ties and stickers to show their support for what is becoming known as KP2.
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