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To: tejek who wrote (135804)	4/4/2001 6:45:05 PM
From: stribe30	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572777

Ted: I hope Canada does what the EU is asking us to do: EU wants Kyoto agreement saved with or without U.S. WebPosted Wed Apr 4 17:55:39 2001 OTTAWA - The European Union says it's time for Canada to break ranks with the United States and save the Kyoto agreement on greenhouse gas emissions. President George W. Bush surprised both Europeans and Canadians last week when he announced that the U.S. was pulling out of the worldwide agreement aimed at slowing global warming. Europe's environment commissioner brought a strong message to Ottawa on Wednesday - the rest of the world must go ahead with or without the U.S. The Europeans aren't hiding the fact that they're angry about Bush's last-minute decision. Margot Wallstrom, the EU's environment czar, arrived in Ottawa from Washington. She says what she heard there confirmed Europe's worst fears about the Bush administration. She says Bush's decision is selfish and Europe has no intention of letting it pass. "The president has said that the American economy and the American people come first. This is not something that we can look at as a domestic issue. It is about international relations, and that is something we have to make very clear to the U.S." Wallstrom has embarked on a world tour to isolate the Americans and shore up support for the Kyoto Protocol. That's the agreement that sets emissions targets for each country. Europe blamed Canada for causing the breakdown of the last round of talks at The Hague. Canada said the Europeans made compromise impossible. That's because Canada wants to get credit for its huge forests, which act as carbon sinks by absorbing greenhouse gases. But during Wednesday's meetings there were signs that both sides were ready to compromise on carbon sinks to keep Kyoto alive. "The Europeans are going to have to, just like the Americans, reconsider their position. And I was pleased in my conversation with Mrs. Wollstrom that when she said we have to put The Hague behind us, that she understood that continuation of The Hague would not succeed," said Environment Minister David Anderson. Wallstrom also says she's heartened by her talks with Anderson, who promised that Canada will stick to its commitments to cut emissions. cbc.ca