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Europeans missing their Kyoto targets
Is the symbolic nature of a treaty more important than following the provisions and meeting its goals?
Europeans missing their Kyoto targets
Britain and Sweden are the only European countries honouring their Kyoto commitments to cut greenhouse gasses, according to a think-tank report.
Although the US is portrayed as the ecological villain for refusing to sign up to the agreement, 10 out of the 15 European Union signatories - including Ireland, Italy and Spain - will miss their targets without urgent action, the Institute for Public Policy Research found.
Is the symbolic nature of a treaty more important than following the provisions and meeting its goals?