COP17 Preserved Kyoto, Says Molewa

Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, says the Kyoto Protocol was saved by the last minute agreement reached by parties at the COP17 conference in Durban.

Molewa points out that, "We have been able to preserve the multiple rules based system underpinning the mitigation regime by agreeing on a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol."

Meanwhile, International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, says that the talks have yielded a roadmap aimed at enforcing a legal framework to enforce carbon emission cuts from major greenhouse gas emitters.

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