Russia Could Finish Kyoto Approval by Year-End
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Russia could ratify the Kyoto Protocol by the end of the year and kick-start global attempts to control climate change, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov said on Thursday.
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Russia formally ratified the Kyoto Protocol on global warming on Thursday, clearing the way for the environment pact to come into force in February 2005.
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The Russian government agreed to sign the Kyoto treaty, meaning the global climate accord probably will enter into force next year, irrespective of opposition from the US, the world&#39;s biggest polluter.
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The Russian Cabinet on Thursday approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on combating global warming, clearing the way for parliament&#39;s vote on the pact, which needs Russia&#39;s support to take effect, the Interfax news agency reported.
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Russia's parliament was due to vote on Friday on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, the last hurdle before the long-delayed climate change treaty comes into force worldwide.
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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 formally notified the United Nations on Thursday of its acceptance of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, starting a three-month countdown for the long-debated 1997 pact on cutting greenhouse gas emissions to come into force.
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Russia was due to formally hand over its accession papers on the Kyoto protocol to the UN in Nairobi, ensuring the pact for developed countries to combat global warming becomes a full treaty in mid-February, UN sources said.
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The State Duma is expected to vote this month on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, the deputy prime minister said Monday. Approval would bring the international treaty on climate change into effect after years of delay.
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At least one Russian ministry has signed letters agreeing to Moscow&#39;s approval of the Kyoto Protocol, a spokesman said on Thursday, in what could be a final step in bringing the global pact into force.
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DAVID HARDAKER: Nearly seven years after it was first proposed, the Kyoto Protocol on climate change has now been given the green light - courtesy of the Russian Government.
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LONDON, Oct 22 (IPS) - Nobody stands to gain more than Russia through its   move to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement to cut  atmosphere-warming  emissions and through that to contain climate  change.
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Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament approved the Kyoto Protocol on Friday, virtually guaranteeing that the treaty to fight global warming will take effect early next year.
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MOSCOW  - The Russian government has asked five ministries to approve ratification of the controversial Kyoto protocol, which seeks to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, officials said Thursday.
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The Russian government agreed to sign the Kyoto treaty, meaning the global climate accord probably will enter into force next year over the opposition of the US, the world&#39;s biggest polluter.
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MOSCOW - Russia's Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Thursday, clearing the way for parliamentary ratificaion of the document, the Interfax news agency reported.    Russia's suppport of the protocol means it would be put into effect worldwide...
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Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament ratified the long-stalled Kyoto climate change treaty on Friday, clearing the last major hurdle for the global pact to take force seven years after it was drafted.