12-11-07, 9:30 am

Bali, Indonesia, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) As expected, the US on Monday rejected the greenhouse gas emissions goals agreed upon by industrialized nations for negotiations on a new 2012 climate agreement.

The stance was confirmed by US chief negotiator Harlan Watson, who said in press conference Washington wants the UN meeting in Bali to be able to launch two years of talks on a new treaty on world climate.

In that way, the US, supported by Japan and Canada, opposed a draft text by Indonesia, South Africa, and Australia urging rich nations to cut their gas emissions between 25 and 40 percent below the 1990 levels before 2020.

The project highlights that, according to the UN panel on climate, wealthy nations must cut greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

In his statements to press, Watson recalled President George W. Bush is against the Kyoto Protocol, which compels industrialized countries to cut their emissions by 5 percent below the 1990 levels before 2012.

From Prensa Latina