OTTAWA Dec 12 (Reuters) – Canada will formally
withdraw from the Kyoto protocol on climate change, a government
official told Reuters on Monday, making it the first nation to
pull out.
The official did not give details, but Environment Minister
Peter Kent, who has said it was a mistake for Canada to have
signed up for Kyoto, has scheduled a media availability for 5
p.m. (2200 GMT) in Ottawa.
(Reporting by Randall Palmer; Editing by Jeffrey Hodgson)
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