Fed: Rudd wastes no time with Kyoto ratification

AAP General News (Australia)
12-04-2007
Fed: Rudd wastes no time with Kyoto ratification

KEVIN RUDD's started his prime ministership with a bang .. ratifying the Kyoto Protocol
as his first act of government having barely been sworn in.

Mr RUDD'S signing of the climate agreement yesterday brought applause from environmental
groups and delegates to the United Nations' climate conference in Bali.

It leaves the United States as the only major economy to boycott the Kyoto pact ..

which sets binding emissions targets that force countries to reduce or cap their greenhouse
gas output.

Mr RUDD says his decision to ratify Kyoto so soon after being formally inducted as
prime minister shows how serious he is about tackling climate change.

With the ratification process now in train .. Australia will be a full member of the
Kyoto Protocol by March.

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