We think we should have agreement on what comes after Kyoto by 2008.
We want a clear, independent process to negotiate the post-2012 framework under the Kyoto protocol. We want this by 2008.
(As currently drafted) the Kyoto Protocol could actually accelerate forest destruction by giving incentives to plant large-scale plantations on formerly native forest land,
In developing countries the situation could be even worse because developing countries do not have to count their emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. Private companies from industrialized nations will seek cheap carbon credits for their country in the developing world.