New Zealand Won’t Join Australia in Kyoto Renewal, Says Minister
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New Zealand will align climate efforts with the largest emitters such as the U.S. and China instead of committing to a second phase of the Kyoto agreement alongside Australia, said Climate Change Minister Tim Groser.
New Zealand will take its pledge under the United Nations Convention Framework, with countries responsible for 85 percent of the world’s emissions, the minister said in a statement today. That’s even as its closest and larger neighbor, Australia, today renewed its Kyoto commitment.