Council of Ministers Says EU Could Accept Second Commitment Period Under Kyoto Pact

摘要

The European Union could accept a second commitment period under the Kyoto Pro-tocol as part of efforts to finalize an international agreement to tackle climate change after 2012, environ-ment ministers representing the European Council said Oct. 14.rnThe statement, made by the ministers after an EU Environment Council meeting in Luxembourg, is the first time a formal EU pronouncement has been made on the issue, although EU officials have signaled previously that they might be prepared to consider a continuation of the Kyoto Protocol (33 INER 777, 8/4/10).