Saying Kyoto’s ‘in the past,’ Kent fuels fears of Canada’s withdrawal

Environment Minister Peter Kent has repeated his sharp criticism of the Kyoto climate treaty at a high-level session of the United Nations climate negotiations in Durban, provoking a silent protest by Canadian activists who were quickly hustled out of the room.

“Kyoto, for Canada, is in the past,” Mr. Kent told a large audience of delegates and climate negotiators at the Durban summit today.

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