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N° 197 |
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| January 2001 |
| Failure at the Hague:
Climate Protection is Put Off Once More |
| Nina Kousnetzoff |
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| The fact that human activity is contributing
to global warming seems increasingly probable. The principle of precaution was
adopted as of Rio, in 1992. In Kyoto in 1997, the industrialised countries committed
themselves to objective targets for reducing gas emissions, the precise implementation
of which were discussed at the Hague, in November 2000. The gap between the positions
of the European Union and the United States closed considerably during these negotiations.
But their ultimate failure may be explained by government reticence to promote
significant changes in the modes of production and consumption which current economic
conditions do not impose. |
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