Canada pulls out of the 1998 Kyoto Protocol on climate change . According to the World Meteorological Organization 's ( WMO ) provisional status report , 2011 was the 10th warmest year on record and warmer than any other year with a La Nina event . Claims financial costs of accord were too great . A new agreement agreed in 1998 is ` ` the way forward '' Russia , Japan may also announce formal intention to leave .
Canada pulls out of the 1998 Kyoto Protocol on climate change . Claims financial costs of accord were too great . A new agreement agreed in 1998 is ` ` the way forward '' Russia , Japan may also announce formal intention to leave .