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To the editor,
?I would like to take this opportunity to respond to the allegation, posted by The Mark on Jan. 9 ("Environment and Economics: A False Dichotomy"), that members of the Canadian delegation were trying to “cajole” other countries to pull out of the Kyoto Protocol during the international climate-change talks in Durban, South Africa.
As Canada’s chief negotiator and ambassador for climate change, and a member of the Canadian delegation to the 17th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), let me emphasize that no members of our delegation made any attempt to convince any country to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. Canada has always made it clear that, while we do not agree that the Kyoto Protocol represents the path forward, we would not stand in the way of any country that supports it.
?In Durban, we actively supported the efforts to launch a new round of negotiations to reach a new single, comprehensive, and effective agreement that would include all major emitters. It is our hope that these negotiations will be concluded by 2015.
I would also note that the confirmation by Canada in Durban that we will spend $1.2 billion between 2010 and 2012 to support climate-change mitigation and adaptation efforts by developing countries was very well received.? Canada will continue to work constructively with its international partners to achieve a fair, comprehensive, and effective post-2012 agreement that moves us beyond Kyoto and includes legally binding commitments from all major emitters. Furthermore, we will be fully transparent in reporting on our greenhouse-gas emissions and the efforts made by the federal and provincial governments to meet our 17-per-cent emissions-reduction target by 2020.
?Sincerely,
?Guy Saint-Jacques
Canada’s Chief Negotiator and Ambassador for Climate Change
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