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China Condemns "Conniving" Canadians

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By Richard Littlemore
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Canadaโ€™s (Trash-the-)Environment Minister Prentice Deniesย Charge

The Guardian has turned up a leaked document from a Chinese think tank that condemns Canada for being โ€œdevoted to connivingโ€ at the international climate conference in Copenhagen lastย December.

According to The Guardian, the Chinese text says that Canada spent the conference trying, โ€œto convince the world that its pledge of a 3% emissions reduction between 1990 and 2020 is significant, while having no intention of meeting its Kyoto protocol target ofย 6%.โ€

Canadaโ€™s โ€œEnvironmentโ€ Minister Jim Prentice took issue with thatย characterization:

โ€œCanada has always been completely open, completely transparent and we have been constructive,โ€ Prentice told Canwest News Service. โ€œWe have not beenย conniving.โ€

That said, Canada has indeed abandoned its Kyoto commitments and recent reports suggest that it has no plan to reach the 3% target (20% below 2006) that it has been promising more recently.

By Richard Littlemore

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