Kyoto Successor Plan Discussions - Any Final Decisions Will Wait Until After US Elections

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Bangkok, Thailand (AHN) - Plans to draft an international treaty citing global agendas for the fight against global warming have been postponed until after the upcoming U.S. presidential elections.

According to officials, the final decisions on what would be a follow-up to the Kyoto protocol, set to expire 2012, will be made in 2009, after the election of a new U.S. president who, compared to current president George W. Bush, is expected to be a firm supporter of the environmental cause.

"We're all looking forward to moving ahead more swiftly in 2009 when finally there is a U.S. administration that recognizes the urgency of climate change," Greenpeace adviser David Mittler was quoted as saying by the Agency France Presse.

"The world community has to make it clear that they expect the U.S. to join in a real, climate-saving agenda," he continued, "to ensure a world that still has things like coral reefs and farmers in Africa who are not made refugees." The decision to put off the draft proceedings was made during the international convention, which concluded Friday. The main purpose of gathering was to draft a Kyoto Protocol successor.

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http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010553310

All the time in the world, guys. All the time in the world. No rush!

[phantom power]

1. I wonder what they'll do if McCain gets elected.

[Nihil]

2. "Suicide is painless, it brings on many changes ..."