Members of the European Commission is responsible for climate Connie hedegaard 7th in South Africa the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change, held in Durban, said at the 17th meeting of the parties, the EU agreed in principle to accede to the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.

Hedegaard said, the EU has been committed to the implementation of the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, unwilling to watch the world built spent so many years of hard results nullified. Therefore, even if other major countries not prepared to sign the agreement, the EU will also support the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.

Hedegaard said, the EU wants to maintain the framework of the Kyoto Protocol, a legally binding agreement, and for this we need to work with other major economies for more constructive dialogue. She stressed that we must make substantial progress before the end of the Durban Conference. If the Durban Conference had failed, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, even if the United States, and Canada, and Japan and Russia and other countries still hold opposing positions, the EU will fully support the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.