Canada, the other holdout country which as late as July 22 had tried
to
include nuclear in the CDM, likewise gave it up in the eleventh hour.
A Canadian statement issued after the conference concluded said that on
the
CDM Canada "would have preferred to see more flexibility" but added,
"we
expect that as detailed rules are elaborated, improvements can be
made."
However, Alan Nymark, Canada's Deputy Ministry of
Environment, spelled out
to Nucleonics Week July 23 that nuclear energy
"is not one of these
details" which Canada hopes to raise in the
future. "Nuclear is absolutely
not going to be raised. It won't be eligible
for CDM credits," Nymark said.