Kyoto would cost every Canadian family $1600, reported by BBC, omitted by AP

"That's $1,600 from every Canadian family."

12/12/11, "Canada to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol," BBC

"Canada will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the minister of the environment has said.

Peter Kent said the protocol "does not represent a way forward for Canada" and the country would face crippling fines for failing to meet its targets.

The move, which is legal and was expected, makes it the first nation to pull out of the global treaty....

"He said the cost of meeting Canada's obligations under Kyoto would cost $13.6bn (10.3bn euros; £8.7bn): "That's $1,600 from every Canadian family - that's the Kyoto cost to Canadians,

• that was the legacy of an incompetent liberal government"."

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In the AP version as of 10:17pm, 12/12/11, no mention is made of the $1600 per Canadian family:

12/12/11, "Canada formally pulls out of Kyoto Protocol on climate change," AP via Washington Post

"Kent said the move saves Canada $14 billion in penalties for not achieving its Kyoto targets."...



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