Global Warming Treaty Gets Russia&#39;s OK
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Russia&#39;s permanent representative to the United Nations, Andrey Denisov, left, shakes hands with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan while Kenyan Nobel Peace prize winner Wangari Maathai, right, look on after they signed the Kyoto Protocol on global warming.
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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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President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill confirming Russia's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the Kremlin said Friday, clearing the way for the global climate pact to come into force early next year.
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MOSCOW  - Russia's upper house of parliament on Wednesday ratified the Kyoto protocol and sent it to President Vladimir Putin for the final stamp of approval that would bring the global climate pact into force early next year.
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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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The Russian government approved the  Kyoto Protocol on 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&#39;s Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol yesterday in a crucial step toward putting the long-delayed climate-change treaty into effect, although without participation by the United States.
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President Vladimir Putin gave his seal of approval for Russia's crucial backing of the Kyoto Protocol, clearing the way for the U.N. environment pact aimed at curbing global warming to come into force early next year.
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Russia&#39;s Cabinet approved the worldwide Kyoto Protocol on global warming yesterday, clearing the way for implementation of the long-delayed United Nations pact.
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BRASILIA, Nov 6  - Brazil welcomed Russia&#39;s signing of the UN&#39;s Kyoto climate change treaty, an environment ministry statement said Saturday.
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Russia&#39;s lower house of Parliament voted overwhelmingly today to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, clearing another hurdle for the international treaty aimed at reducing emissions blamed for global warming.
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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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China says it welcomes Russia&#39;s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol that aims to stem global warming by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
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MOSCOW - The Russian government has approved the bill âOn the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changeâ.
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The Kyoto environmental accord has cleared the final hurdle to ratification with a vote in the Russian Parliament on Friday. The approval of Russian lawmakers gives the stalled accord enough international support to come into force worldwide.
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President Vladimir Putin submitted the Kyoto treaty on global warming for approval to the Russian parliament, the Kremlin said.
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Russia's upper house of parliament votes to ratify the international treaty on climate change.