DiaryINDEX｜past｜will
| 2004年06月10日(木) | Kyoto Protocol |
今日はジンギスカンかな。
きのうはパパさんが夕日の美しい浜辺に連れて行ってくれました。
もう。しょってるんだから！
昔の青春ドラマを思い出しちゃうよ。きみは、なにをいま、みつめているの、
なんて出だしの歌でさ。むらのたけのりさんと酒井和歌子さんが教師役の学園ドラマってなかったかしら？
子供が間違ってガラス割っちゃったんです。誰にも怪我なくて幸いだったさ〜。
ふう。
Kyoto protocol on climate change would be scrapped under Tory government
Wed Jun 9, 4:45 PM ET
STEVE LAMBERT
BARRIE, Ont. (CP) - A Conservative government would scrap adoption of the Kyoto treaty on climate change, Leader Stephen Harper said Wednesday.
The Tories would instead pass a new clean-air bill that would include mandatory limits on emissions with targeted levels to be achieved by 2010, Harper told supporters. "Now is the time for federal leadership to ensure that targets for smog-causing pollutants are reached," Harper said.
"Kyoto is never going to be passed and I think we'd be better to spend our time on realistic pollution-control measures," he said.
All the other major Canadian parties support Kyoto.
The accord, already endorsed by almost 100 countries, would require developed countries to reduce their output of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide by 5.2 per cent from 1990 levels by 2012.
Greenhouse gases are for the most part produced by burning fuels in industries, thermal power stations and automobiles.
Countries accounting for about 40 per cent of emissions have signed on to the accord, including the European Union (news - web sites). The United States has rejected it.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (news - web sites) said in May that Russia will speed up its ratification of the protocol in return for EU backing for Russian membership in the World Trade Organization (news - web sites).
Should Russia sign on, the treaty would take effect.
Canada ratified the accord in 2002 and aims to hit the 2012 target.
Harper said cutting greenhouse gas emissions may not be the best way to clear Canada's air.
"I think the science is still evolving," he said.
Instead of focusing on gases such as carbon dioxide, Conservative law would deal with industrial pollutants.
Details of Harper's proposed clean air act are few.
Issues such as what the emission limits would be and who would enforce them would be worked out later, said Harper.
Harper's opposition to Kyoto has already sent chills through Canada's environmental community.
Elizabeth May of the Sierra Club (news - web sites) of Canada has called his position scary.
In Ottawa on Wednesday, the group ejected Harper from its so-called eco-Olympics for his emissions proposals.
Activist and broadcaster David Suzuki has said environmental programs are already underfunded, and would be cut back further under a Conservative government.
scrap1 [skræp]
━━ n. 小片, 破片; 少し ((of)); （pl.） 食べ残し; （鉄）くず, スクラップ, がらくた; （pl.） （新聞の）切抜き, 抜粋.
・a (mere) scrap of paper 紙くず同然 ((反故(ほご)同然の約束［条約］)).
━━ vt. （-pp-） 廃棄する, くずにする.
pro･to･col [próutk:l, -kl]
━━ n. 議定書; （外交上の）儀礼; 条約原案; 【コンピュータ】プロトコル, 通信規約.
man･da･to･ry [mndt:ri]
━━ a., n. 統治を委任された; 命令の, 義務的［上］の; ＝mandatary.
mándatory administràtion [rùle] 委任統治.
e･mis･sion [imí()n]
━━ n. 放射（物）, 発散（物） ((of)); 排気; 射精; 精液; （紙幣の）発行.
emíssion spèctrum 【分光】発光［放出］スペクトル
en･sure [inúr]
━━ vt. 安全にする ((against, from)); 確実にする; 確保する （secure）; 保証する.
pol･lu･tant [plú:t()nt]
━━ n. 環境汚染物質.
ther･mal [:(r)m()l]
━━ a., n. 熱（量）の; 熱による; 暖かい, 熱い; 保温の; 温泉の; 【気象】上昇温暖気流.
en･dorse [ind:(r)s]
━━ vt. 裏書きする; 保証する; 〔英〕 （運転免許証に）違反行為を記載する; 支持する; 推奨する.
ac･cord [k:(r)d]
━━ n., vi. 一致（する）, 合う, 調和（する）, 協定（を結ぶ） ((with)).
・be in [out of] accord with …と一致する［しない］.
・of one's own accord 自発的に; 自然に.
・with one accord 一斉に.
━━ vt. 与える, 許す.
排気ガスなどの排出はかなり減って大気は多少きれいになってきたという話も
ありますが、京都議定書はどうなるのかな。
突然こんな話を持ち出したのはガラス代金を払わんならん憂さからの逃避です。
ガラス代は息子の小遣いから差し引きにしました。
よもぎだいふく食べないと賞味期限きょうで切れるよ、と息子が持ってきたので
食べた。親子であまりにも生活観があり過ぎないか？
その上ジンギスカン。やせないのは、やせてどうしたいというのがないかも。
いい夢見よう。
