Absolutely.
As you know, there are two separate groups with which we work, one within the conference of the parties, and there's also the meeting of the parties to the Kyoto Protocol.
We've said a number of times that the number of members within the Kyoto Protocol has to expand, because as you know at this point, the number of countries with targets for emissions reductions only account for 30%. As you know, emissions in countries such as India, China, and the developing world are rising, so countries such as Canada will have even less impact, in terms of reducing global warming.
There were a number of things that happened—I spoke to a few of them today—that allowed Canada to secure success and consensus, as a group moving forward, that allowed Canada to feel confident about staying within the Kyoto Protocol. And we saw that there is going to be movement towards expanding this discussion and learning from mistakes made.
There was a consensus on a full review of the Kyoto Protocol for 2008. There was also a consensus that we move forward with looking at how we can get more countries to participate. This was a proposal put forward by Russia, which I and the Canadian delegation took forward, and we were able to secure the support of the EU, Russian, and South African delegation to make sure that we are able to discuss this formally.
This is very important for Canada, because we have said over and over again that these countries can't do it alone. We need to have broader participation, particularly from countries such as the United States, China, and India that do not have targets under the Kyoto Protocol.
Of course, a review is important, because we need to recognize that there are some things that haven't worked, and to recognize the good things that are happening within the United Nations framework, so that we can build on these and move to a more effective global approach.
There were obviously a lot of successes and a consensus reached by all the parties involved.