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China, Japan clash over Kyoto Protocol


Negotiators from China and Japan clashed over the Kyoto Protocol at the UN climate change meet here, highlighting the uncertain future of the only treaty that puts legally binding emission targets on industrialised nations.

Noting that some countries do not "like" the Kyoto Protocol, deputy head of China's delegation, Huang Huikang said, "Now we are even more worried about the KP (Kyoto Protocol)...they even want to kill the KP."

"There must be a continuation of the KP," he told reporters on Friday. "There must be a second commitment period."

Akira Yamada, a senior Japanese negotiator, responded by saying that Tokyo was not "killing the protocol" but reiterated that the treaty only dealt with 27% of the global carbon emissions and it wasn't equipped to combat climate change.

Noting that climate change was a problem for mankind, Yamada said reducing carbon emissions was the responsibility of both developing and developed countries.

"We should cooperate with each other not criticise each other," he said, pointing out that certain countries were only following the "differentiated" bit of the "common but differentiated" mantra that guides climate change negotiations within the UN framework.

Earlier this week, Japan said it would not sign up to commitments under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol after its first commitment period expired in 2012.

"Japan will not inscribe its target under the Kyoto Protocol on any conditions or under any circumstances," its delegate, said in an open meeting of all the countries on Wednesday.

Describing all the "killing" talk as "propaganda", Yamada said Japan would not abandon Kyoto Protocol completely but will simply not take on more commitments under mitigation part of the treaty.

While developing countries including India want to extend the only treaty that binds industrialised nations to reduce carbon emissions, Japan and other countries are pushing for a treaty that includes legal obligations for emerging economies like China and India.