Russia's upper house of parliament ratifies Kyoto protocol, sends it to Putin
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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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Environmentalists hail the Russian parliament's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol.
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Russia's lower house of parliament is to vote on ratification of  the international treaty on climate change.
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MOSCOW - Russia&#39;s cabinet approved ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change Thursday, moving the agreement one step closer to worldwide implementation.
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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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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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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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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 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 &#151; setting the stage for the treaty to come into force next year.
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Russiaâs lower house of parliament, the State Duma ratified the Kyoto Protocol on Friday. The bill was passed by 334 votes in favour, 73 against and with two abstentions, Reuters reported.
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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.
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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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The Russian Duma (parliament) approved the Kyoto global warming treaty on Friday, prompting congratulations from environmentalists who blast the United States for not following suit.
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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 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 has signed Russiaâs ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, formally joining the international environmental pact aiming to limit industrial emissions and thus curb climate change.
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MOSCOW, October 27 (Itar-Tass) - The Federation Council, or Russian parliamentâs upper house, ratified on Wednesday the Kyoto protocol to the UN frame convention on change of climate.