understanding of developing countries for japan's opposition to the extending -- to extending the kyoto protocol as a way to fight global warming. ryu matsumoto spoke to reporters in tokyo on friday. next week, he will join ministerial talks of the cop16 climate change conference now underway in cancun, mexico. >> translator: extending the kyoto protocol has to be avoided at all costs. i want to talk with other countries about creating a new international framework to cover all major emitters. >> developing countries at the cop16 are criticizing japan for opposing an extension of the kyoto protocol after it expires in 2012. it obliges only developed countries to curb emissions, but the countries that are signatories to the protocol emit only 27% of the world's total greenhouse gases. >>> australian authorities say a midair engine blowout on a qantas airbus super jumbo jet last month was most likely caused by an oil leak in the plane's rolls-royce engine. the plane made an emergency landing on november 4th after parts of one of its engines fell off over indonesia. none of the more than 4

five years later, the kyoto protocol was agreed but it went ahead without america and china. they never accepted targets for cuts. then last year a summit in copenhagen was meant to produce a new global treaty, but only led to the copenhagen accord, nothing legally binding. and some think nothing more is possible. among them, john prescott, the former deputy prime minister who battled to negotiate the kyoto protocol and now says the failure at copenhagen means a formal treaty may never happen. >> there wasn't a chance of getting a legal agreement if that's what you're trying to do as i did at kyoto in 1997. you have to find a way for a more voluntary system. >> in cancun, the mexican president unveiled a wind turbine meant to power the talks. it's not spinning rapidly. and greenpeace launched a balloon filled with hot air, exactly what this u.n. process is accused of. expectations are low wild levels of greenhouse gases just keep rising. david shipman, bbc news. >> spanish police have released cctv footage showing off-duty policemen rescuing a spanish man who fell onto the tr

so the issue there is, will there be binding caps under kyoto. but again, kyoto is not the larger agreement that include emission commitments from the u.s., china, india, brazil, etc. on that track, at the moment, while there may be something, some kind of legal treaty down the road, that's not happening, i think, any time soon for the reason that we're not prepared to enter into legally binding commitments to reduce our emissions unless china, india, and so forth are also prepared to do that and at the moment they're not. it's a complicated answer, but it's a complicated question. >> can i just ask you, -- in south asia, where you have seen a lot of disasters, including sunesune, and they'll be on their way in the future wharning have you done since the last sunesune and earthquake -- tsunami and earthquake, what are you doing? anything in that region? >> first of all, we are doing things, certainly, in the region. this is a global problem so that we are -- the purpose of the global treaty is precisely that this is one of those issues that is, o

all developed countries and we know that not every developed country is currently a member of the kyoto protocol have to reduce their emissions by at least forty percent and then keep working on reducing them so that's why the kyoto protocol in its current form out without every developed country included on amendment b. without the u.s. on the list of participants and with china being the number one source of emissions it's pointless i developed countries such as india mexico and brazil that are not subject to any obligations in the current format of the protocol. some scientists believe global warming is a natural process that humans can't influence are you supportive of that theory you are new york the global warming hypothesis that we currently use and its connection to human generated emissions is confirmed by mainly models that are calculated these models show that there is a link as the concentration of greenhouse gases grows so the global temperature levels there are theory stating that the warming is connected to gel logical and cosmic cycles those theories as you understand re

accords to go further, as ryan was just mentioning, as kyoto would have required the united states. to roll back our co2 emissions 20 percent from 1990 standards. the challenge is how do you do it. we have mayors saying, well, we've done it. what's the methodology where you determine where you were and now where you are and i realize we're not that sophisticated in terms of really aggregating that information, registering that information and really, indeed, knowing how much we have accomplished. we are anecdotally but we recognize even in san francisco that we were having a difficult time determining how far along we were on this path. that's why we have become the first city in the state and we're very proud of the leadership now in the state and i say leadership now in the state, not leadership 5 years ago, but now in the state on these issues, by becoming the first city to register where we are in terms of our emissions and having more objective minds determine exactly where we are so it's not just a politician coming up and saying we've rolled it up 30 percent below 1990 and ev

participants remain divided over whether to extend the kyoto protocol on global warming.apan's staunchly opposes extending the pact beyond 2012 because it requires only industrialized countries to cut their greenhouse gas emissions. many rich nations say the pact is not effective without obliging the world's top emitters, the united states and china, to cut their gases. the u.s. has not ratified the treaty. china and other emerging economies want the protocol to stay in effect. as the conference winds up, calls for the protocol's extension are rising and environmentalists and the media are increasingly critical of japan's stance. the japanese delegation faced tough questions at a news conference on thursday. a group of 260 environmental organizations posted an advertisement in the financial times on friday calling on japan not to abandon kyoto. the ad is a mock advertising poster based on the japanese animation "spirited away." it features a photo of prime minister naoto kan superimposed on a cartoon character with a headline that asks, washed away? >>> japan's ambassador

the issue of transparency and the issue of the future of the kyoto protocol.right now we're waiting to see what the final outcome's going to be. >> so this would be the kyoto protocol, meaning the treaty that's going to expire in a couple of years. there's been talk of extending that. what do you mean by transparency? >> well, transparency really deals with accountability. when countries report emissions, we want -- there needs to be some process to make sure that what they say they're doing they're actually doing. >> we're not going to get the kind of global binding agreement to reduce emissions out of this that ultimately we were hoping this process would lead to, right? >> we hope to get a suite of building blocks that the final treaty next year can really incorporate. it's all about environmental integrity. we want to make sure that the emissions reductions really happen. >> california has had an interesting kind of presence at these talks. they were there last year, of course, the state was there. the governor was there. now, this year the governor, not e

. >>> the cop 16 conference is deadlocked on whether or not to extend the kyoto protocol. the chair of the country of mexico has called for an informal meeting of the more than 50 countries participating in order to break the impasse. the conference is split between developing nation that's want to preserve the protocol and developed nations who oppose it. industrialized countries who signed the protocol are obliged to cut emissions. mexican foreign minister patricia espinoza, who chairs the conference, proposed that all participating countries discuss the issue. the panel will also discuss how to evaluate each country's efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. during the talks ryu matsumoto reiterated his country's stance opposing the exception. he pointed out the kyoto protocol only targets 27% of global greenhouse gas emissions and questioned how the problem of global climate change can be dealt with under such conditions. the conference has less than two days to hammer out a final agreement. >>> in biz news u.s. aircraft maker boeing will yet again postpone the delivery of

we are culture without the kyoto position gets resolved. you can understand how the tents on the part of some countries to want to go into a second. , giving it the second kyoto. would only cover 20 something percentage of global omissions. you don't make them it's from major developing countries. still, it is again a very passionately felt issue on the part of both developing and developed countries. so the issue they are is where the p. binding caps. again, kyoto is not the lurcher agreement that coverssome of them include finishing commitments from the u.s., china, india, brazil, pedro. on the track at the moment, while there may be on the legal treaty down the road. that's not happening i think anytime soon for the reason that were not prepared to enter into legally binding commitments to reduce their emissions unless china and so forth are prepared to do that and at the moment they're not. it's a little bit of a complicated answer, but it's a complicated question. >> let me just ask you, climate is changing around the globe, and as you

we will never do it in the kyoto process.t: the clean energy coalition, thank you for joining us. ask your guest, scientists and meteorologist our thoughts on global warming. who has the best data? guest: there is a longstanding dispute between climatologists and meteorologist. s. you have this steep t dividethishe itcc is a body of scientists that are not just climatologist but the whole range from engineers. it is public health officials. they are looking at models in countless ways of looking at the research is much broader context than just looking at weather patterns specifically. i don't know if i want to put my foot on one side or the other. host: greenwood, arkansas, good morning. caller: good morning. i am a retired air force meteorologist brad let me tell you that global warming is real and is caused by co2 emissions and methane emissions. they are increasing rapidly. i think the latest devaluation was 3.8 parts per million of co2. there is more to global warming than the temperature. there is an increase in evapora

. >> let's talk about the kyoto protocol. i understand russia and japan are opposed to extending it. >> if you go back to the first one if was envisioned it would be extended. developing countries are accusing japan and russia of going back on their obligations. but on that particular question the legal issues are a little bit murky. we might see more discussion about that. politically, it has been a knowledge that if they won't do it they will not do it. >> if we look at china and india, india giving some way here. >> it is very difficult to read what the indian delegation has been saying. you read one newspaper and get one interpretation. i am trying to find out what exactly has been said which has been very difficult. the main reason for that is because when you get down to legal documents words can have several meetings. the context is everything. that has not been clear. in general, they have said at some point in the future they might be willing to accept cuts on their emissions. >> the u.s. has told israel and the pale

from the japanese government last year in exchange for 15 million tons of carbon credits under the kyoto protocol. she is a fierce rival of pro moscow president yanikovich. she dismissed the accusation. >>> japan and jabumpt te have agreed to work together. naota kan met the president on monday. the two leaders agreed to improve military facilities. the president pledged to increase support for japan's ant ant anti-piracy. >>> with japan's aging population, robots are helping and also in countries in germany and sweden as well. we explore the potential for the new relationship between sxhnz machines. >> reporter: as the saying goes, from birth to death, humans need to be touched. robots capable of touching our hearts are becoming available. can robots serve as a human'sa best friend, replacing a living family pet? what is it that defines human communication? we're joined by the therapeutic robot and the man who invented it of the national assist of industrial science. please tell it us about paro. what can he or she do? and how do you come up with this wonderful specimen? >> he has many

it is highly unlikely the delegates will agree on a follow-up to the kyoto protocol, which expires in 2012, and the summit finishes on friday. >>> as norway gets ready to present the nobel prize on friday, the head of the award committee said the choice of the jailed chinese dissident was not aimed agast being. at a press conference in oslo, he said the prize and to honor the people of china. beijing has refused to release xiabo from jail to receive the reward. he will be honored at the ceremony by an empty chair. >> oslo is preparing for the awarar ceremony without the recipient. he is not allowed to leave china. >> when such a powerful governmentears pers in jail to such an extent, this shows that the country is very weak and fearful. >> china has called on its allies not to attend the nobel prize ceremony. despite china's reaction, the nobel committee intends to go ahead with the award ceremony. >> we cannot look to serve national interests, in this country or other countries. we are only lking at the real nobel. about 18 countries have said it would not attend. -- >> at 18 countri

. >> another issue facing delegates is whether to extend the existing kyoto protocol. the agreement expired in 2012 and obliges industrialized nation to reduce their output. developing u countries want to extend the protocol but developed countries are opposed to the ideas. researchers have successfully found a rare species of fib in indonesia >>> japanese and indonesian researchers have successfully filmed a rare species of fish in indonesia, where its existence had never previously been reported. members of aquamarine fukuchiyama, a japanese aquarium, carried out their research on coelacanths with indonesian researchers for about two weeks last month. the aquarium says the team found and filmed a total of five adult coelacanths about 200 meters underwater deep off biak island in eastern indonesia. the fish has only been found off africa in an area near sulawesi island, 1,500 kilometers west of biak island. >>> nearly two months has passed since the miracle rescue of 33 miners in chile. people around the world were thrilled at one by one, the rescued men surfaced unha

. >> if we here in cantu throughout the kyoto protocol, we will be responsible for eco cide.t is the equivalent of genocide, because we are opposing this on humanity as a whole. >> there is also disagreement about clilite funds for developing countries and on a treaty to protect forests. japan insists that major greenhouse gas emitters', including china, india, and the u.s., must sign a new binding treaty. >> japan will not associate itself with signing a second amendment, heperiod. it should be established based on the copenhagen accord. it covers countries representing more than 80% of global co2 emissions. >> other nations vented their anger at the japanese stand, saying compromise is desperately needed. >> now if this summit fails, shall we be asking ourselves if the u.n. is still the right forum to be talking about climate change? we put that question to the head of the u.n. environment program. >> i always respond to this question by saying, well why would you blame the united nations as the convene there, the provider of the platform, for a lack of results? it is more

impact on employment, the trends of cap and trade systems abroad, and if a new framework after the kyoto protocol will integrate major emitting countries. >>> major japanese life insurer firm dai-ichi life will buy out an australian insurer to step up its business overseas amid slow growth in the domestic market. dai-ichi life said on tuesday it plans to pay $1.2 billion to take full control of tower australia group in may next year. it already owns nearly 30% of the australian insurer. the buyout will be among the largest overseas investments in japan's life insurance industry. it will also be dai-ichi life's first acquisition of a company since it became a stock corporation back in april. >>> tea is a traditional drink, that's an indispensable part of life for many chinese but recently a new competitor has arrived on the scene in this tea baempbl culture. young people are instead tending to drink coffee. the sales of which are sharply growing in china. nhk world's yuko fukuyama has more. >> reporter: coffee shops have sprouted up all across beijing. the world's largest coffee chain ope

it is highly unlikely the delegates will agree on a follow-up to the kyoto protocol, which expires in 2012, and the summit finishes on friday. >>> as norway gets ready to present the nobel prize on friday, the head of the award committee said the choice of the jailed chinese dissident was not aimed against beijing. at a press conference in oslo, he said the prize and to honor the people of china. beijing has refused to release xiabo from jail to receive the reward. he will be honored at the ceremony by an empty chair. >> oslo is preparing for the award ceremony without the recipient. he is not allowed to leave china. >> when such a powerful government fears a person in jail to such an extent, this shows that the country is very weak and fearful. >> china has called on its allies not to attend the nobel prize ceremony. despite china's reaction, the nobel committee intends to go ahead with the award ceremony. >> we cannot look to serve national interests, in this country or other countries. we are only looking at the real nobel. about 18 countries have said it would not attend. -- >> at

. >> if we here in cantu throughout the kyoto protocol, we will be responsible for eco cide.t is the equivalent of genocide, because we are opposing this on humanity as a whole. >> there is also disagreement about climate funds for developing countries and on a treaty to protect forests. japan insists that major greenhouse gas emitters', including china, india, and the u.s., must sign a new binding treaty. >> japan will not associate itself with signing a second amendment, heperiod. it should be established based on the copenhagen accord. it covers countries representing more than 80% of global co2 emissions. >> other nations vented their anger at the japanese stand, saying compromise is desperately needed. >> now if this summit fails, shall we be asking ourselves if the u.n. is still the right forum to be talking about climate change? we put that question to the head of the u.n. environment program. >> i always respond to this question by saying, well, why would you blame the united nations as the convene there, the provider of the platform, for a lack of results? it is more

more money from other parts of the world, including-frankly- from some fast-growing areas which, when kyotoas first thought of, were very underdeveloped and are now fast- developing countries. we need to help them, but the finance should not flow only from us. >> will the prime minister have urgent talks with the leader of the house and the business secretary on introducing legislation for a national regulator or ombudsman for supermarkets before more suppliers are decimated by their conduct? >> we have new arrangements in terms of ensuring that supermarkets treat farmers fairly. all of us as constituency mps have heard stories about supermarkets behaving very aggressively towards farmers, and it is right that there is a proper way of trying to police that independently, so that our farmers get a fair deal for the food that they produce. >> each week, the house of commons is in session, we will air prime minister's questions wednesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern and again sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. at c-span.org you can find links to the house of commons and prime ministers website. >> nex

frankly including from some of the fast-growing parts of the world that when kyoto was part of and are underdeveloping countries and are now fast-developing countries and we should help but the finance should not only flow from us. >> thank you, mr. speaker. would the prime minister have urgent talks with the leader of the house and the business secretary to bring forward legislation for a national regulator ombudsman for supermarkets before more suppliers are decimated by their conduct? >> well, we do have new arrangements in terms of supermarkets and making sure that they are doing -- they are treating farmers fairly. all of us as constituent mp's have heard stories of supermarkets behaving aggressively to farmers and there's a way to police this independently so that our farmers have a fair deal for the food that they produce. >> order. point of order. >> fcc chairman genachowski warned that the growth of wireless phones is outpacing infrastructure and soon americans could face a spectrum crutch. the warning happened earlier at the fcc's public meeting in washington, d.c. federal re