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11-12-2002, 06:12 PM
Kyoto has 'fatal flaws,' scientists say (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/front/RTGAM/20021111/wkyot1111/Front/homeBN/breakingnews)
By ALLISON DUNFIELD
<font size=1>Globe and Mail Update</font>
A group of scientists and engineers from Canada and the United States is gearing up for an event in which they will reveal what they say are scientific and technical flaws in the Kyoto protocol.
On Wednesday, eight scientists and engineers from Canada and the United States will speak about the "fatal flaws" in the agreement aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
"Basically what they're [the scientists] going to say at the end of the day is that science is uncertain. And the science is so uncertain that you need to have more consultation," Evan Zelikovitz, a spokesman for the event, told globeandmail.com.
"You can't go to a craps table in Las Vegas and treat the Kyoto accord like that. There's just too much uncertainty," he said.
The event was the brainchild of an Ottawa mechanical engineer who has written on the topic of climate change and developed the idea of creating a platform for scientists who question the facts and figures in the Kyoto protocol, Mr. Zelikovitz said. Environment Minister David Anderson has already held federal consultations with scientists and experts across the country on the protocol.
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By ALLISON DUNFIELD
<font size=1>Globe and Mail Update</font>
A group of scientists and engineers from Canada and the United States is gearing up for an event in which they will reveal what they say are scientific and technical flaws in the Kyoto protocol.
On Wednesday, eight scientists and engineers from Canada and the United States will speak about the "fatal flaws" in the agreement aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
"Basically what they're [the scientists] going to say at the end of the day is that science is uncertain. And the science is so uncertain that you need to have more consultation," Evan Zelikovitz, a spokesman for the event, told globeandmail.com.
"You can't go to a craps table in Las Vegas and treat the Kyoto accord like that. There's just too much uncertainty," he said.
The event was the brainchild of an Ottawa mechanical engineer who has written on the topic of climate change and developed the idea of creating a platform for scientists who question the facts and figures in the Kyoto protocol, Mr. Zelikovitz said. Environment Minister David Anderson has already held federal consultations with scientists and experts across the country on the protocol.
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