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No Continent Is an Island
Australia ratifies Kyoto Protocol |
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03 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 6:36 AM on 03 Dec 2007 On his very first official day in office today, new Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd ratified the Kyoto Protocol, committing his country to deep emissions cuts and putting ever more peer pressure on the United States -- the only industrialized nation still holding out on Kyoto ratification. Full official ratification for Australia is still 90 days away since the U.N. has to do its bureaucratic waiti ... |
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