Putin Signs Bill to Ratify Kyoto Protocol
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President Vladimir Putin makes a speech as he hosts Russia&#39;s Olympic athletes at a Kremlin banquet in Moscow, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004.
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MOSCOW - The Kyoto Protocol overcame its final legislative hurdle in Russia when the upper house of parliament ratified the global climate pact Wednesday and sent it on to President Vladimir Putin for his signature â-etting the stage for the treaty
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MOSCOW - Russia's Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Thursday, clearing the way for the worldwide adoption of the document once the Russian parliament ratifies it as widely expected.    The protocol must be ratified by no fewer than 55 countries that accounted for at least 55 percent of global emissions in 1990, and Russia's participation would tip the scale...
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MOSCOW -- Key ministries of the Russian government began the process of ratifying the Kyoto Protocol yesterday, signaling that President Vladimir V. Putin is preparing to put the landmark global-warming treaty to a vote in parliament.
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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 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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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Russia officially ratified the United Nations&#39; Kyoto Protocol on Thursday, setting in motion an ambitious international effort to reduce greenhouse gases.
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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&#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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The Russian cabinet on Thursday approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change,the Interfax news agency reported.
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The Russian Cabinet approved ratification of the Kyoto Protocol yesterday, a step that effectively sets the stage for worldwide enactment of the landmark global-warming accord after years of diplomatic wrangling.
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The Russian cabinet on Thursday approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, a step that may bring the global warming treaty into force after parliament endorsement.
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President Vladimir Putin gave his seal of approval for Russia&#39;s crucial backing of the Kyoto Protocol, clearing the way for the UN environment pact aimed at curbing global warming to come into force early next year.
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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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Russiaâs lower house of parliament voted in favour of ratifying the Kyoto protocol to curb climate change on Friday. Russiaâs state Duma voted 334 to 73 in favour of the climate treaty to cut global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Russia has formally joined the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, after President Vladimir Putin signed Russian ratification into law earlier this month.
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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.