Howard hits back at EU ‘hypocrisy’

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Series Details 4.4.07
Publication Date 04/04/2007
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An arguement between Australia and Europe over climate change has blw up, April 2007. Stavros Dimas, the EU environment Commissioner, accused Canberra, 2 April 2007, of undermining efforts to reach global agreement on capping greenhouse gas emissions by refusing to ratify the Kyoto protocol. John Howard, the Australian Prime Mminister, hit back, 3 April 2007, accusing the EU of hypocrisy since 12 EU members were in danger of missing their Kyoto targets while Canberra was on course.

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European Commission: DG Communication: SPEECH/07/216 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/07/216&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
WMO/UNEP: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change http://www.ipcc.ch/
The Australian, 28.3.07: Howard rules out climate measures that cost jobs http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21462601-601,00.html

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