[greenyes] Russia Reported to Ratify Kyoto Treaty Today

["Peter Anderson" <anderson@no.address>]

THE GUARDIAN

 Moscow 'to sign up to Kyoto protocol'

Paul Brown
Thursday September 30, 2004
The Guardian

The Russian government will today announce that it intends to ratify the 
Kyoto protocol, the international treaty designed to curb greenhouse gas 
emissions, Russian media said last night.
The Interfax and Itar-Tass news agencies, quoting unidentified government 
sources, said a draft law would be approved today.

If the protocol negotiated in 1997 comes into force, it will make cuts in 
greenhouse gas emissions legally binding for the developed countries signed 
up to it.

Targets to reduce emissions have already been agreed by Europe, Japan and 
Canada.

Ratification of Kyoto will leave President George Bush - who repudiated the 
treaty on coming to office - virtually isolated in the developed world. His 
only ally is Australia.

The US is responsible for 25% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions, but 
Mr Bush believes that to cut them would hurt US industry.

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