Putin signs up Russia for Kyoto pact
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The Kremlin said Putin signed a parliament bill late on Thursday confirming Russia&#39;s ratification of the protocol. Both chambers of Russia&#39;s parliament approved ratification of the pact last month after Putin pointed the way.
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Russia&#39;s handover on Thursday in Nairobi of the legal instruments declaring it had ratified the Kyoto Protocol means the UN&#39;s pact on global warming can take effect from February 16.
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The upper house of the Russian parliament approved the law to ratify the Kyoto protocol on climate change, which now needs only President Vladimir Putin's signature for formal ratification.
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The Russian government has approved the Kyoto Protocol, giving decisive support to the long-delayed climate change treaty that should allow it to come into force worldwide.
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The Russian government has approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, clearing the way for parliament to vote on ratification of the pact.
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Russia's Duma ratified the Kyoto  Protocol on Friday, clearing the way for the long-delayed  climate change pact to come into force worldwide.
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President Vladimir Putin has signed the Kyoto Protocol, giving the final stamp of approval to bring the global climate pact into force early next year, the Kremlin said today.
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Russia formally handed over its accession papers to the Kyoto Protocol to UN chief Kofi Annan in Nairobi, ensuring the seven-year project to combat global warming should enter into force in February.
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New Zealand power bills and petrol prices look set to rise, now that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to back the Kyoto agreement to combat global warming.
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The Russian government approved the  Kyoto Protocol Thursday, giving decisive support to the  long-delayed climate change treaty that should allow it to come  into force worldwide.
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Russia has formally ratified the Kyoto Protocol on global warming following its signing into law byRussian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month.
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The Russian government will discuss ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on Thursday, the government press service said on Wednesday, in a sign Russia is finally making up its mind to back the climate change pact.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin  unambiguously backed the Kyoto Protocol on Tuesday, in his  first public comments since his government sent it to the  Kremlin- dominated parliament for ratification.
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Russia formally ratified the Kyoto Protocol on global warming on Thursday, clearing the way for the international environment accord to come into force early next year.
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President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill confirming Russia&#39;s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, giving the final stamp of approval that would bring the global climate pact into force early next year, the Kremlin said Friday.
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At least one Russian ministry has signed  letters agreeing to Moscow's approval of the Kyoto Protocol, a  spokesman said Thursday, in what could be a final step in the  lengthy tussle to bring the global pact into force.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has told key ministries to sign the Kyoto protocol on global warming in a step toward salvaging the U.N. plan, international environmentalists said Wednesday.