DE PALACIO ROW
March 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EU energy Commissioner Loyola de Palacio has fuelled an ongoing row with environment Commissioner Margot Wallstrom over whether the EU should abide by the Kyoto Protocol. She told the Financial Times that the EU should examine alternative ways of dealing with climate change, while Russia dithers over ratification. Wallstrom has demanded de Palacio offers unqualified support for Kyoto.
EU energy Commissioner Loyola de Palacio has fuelled an ongoing row with environment Commissioner Margot Wallstrom over whether the EU should abide by the Kyoto Protocol. She told the Financial Times that the EU should examine alternative ways of dealing with climate change, while Russia dithers over ratification. Wallstrom has demanded de Palacio offers unqualified support for Kyoto.
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