CANADA TO RENEGE ON KYOTO

Earlier today Tim Blair linked to a call by 60 scientists that the Canadian government reconsider its position on climate change. It looks like the scientists got it right, as Canada isn't going to meet its Kyoto obligations anyway:

As greenhouse gas emission levels in Canada climb, Environment Minister Rona Ambrose says it's time for the federal government to scrap its Kyoto plan and think about something new.

"We're looking at all options," she said yesterday, making it clear the Conservatives think it will take a lot longer to clean up the air than the deadlines adopted by the previous Liberal government.

Canadian emissions had been running about 24 per cent higher than the benchmark level. But Ms. Ambrose said that in Canada's next report to the United Nations the government is going to be in the embarrassing position of having to admit "we're getting close to being up by 30 per cent."

Ms. Ambrose said Canada is not the only country that agreed to the protocol on global warming in Kyoto, Japan, nine years ago only to find now that cutting greenhouse gases is a lot tougher than first thought.

The United States, which reneged on the original Kyoto deal, actually has a better track record cutting greenhouse gases than does Canada, Ms. Ambrose said.

The only question remaining is, will Koyoto die quickly or will it linger?

Update: Tim "Fact-Check Boy" Lambert doesn't want open discussion of climate change issues. Anyone surprised?