UN Agency Commends Canada for Kyoto

NAIROBI, KENYA -- Several funds and mechanisms to launch renewable energy projects can become legally operational only when Kyoto comes into force, says Klaus Toepfer of the U.N. Environment Programme.

The fact that Canada believes it can achieve its reduction targets, despite being a big user and producer of fossil fuels, gives the clear signal to others that fighting global warming is not economic suicide," and adaptation can have "important economic benefits in terms of the development of new technologies."

Source: Canadian Association for Renewable Energies