Kyoto Protocol Clears Key Hurdle in Russia
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Russia's lower house of parliament ratified the Kyoto Protocol on cutting greenhouse gases Friday, all but ensuring the sweeping environmental pact will go into effect after years of delays.
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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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The Federation Council, the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, has ratified the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which was signed by Russia in 1997.
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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 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 - 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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After years of teasing, Russia &#39;s lower house today finally ratified the Kyoto Protocol. With approval by the upper house and President Vladimir Putin virtually certain, the treaty -- which
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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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Russia&#39;s approval of the Kyoto Protocol this month released the brakes for an agreement that has been under international negotiations since 1997.
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Russia&#39;s cabinet has approved the Kyoto Protocol and sent it to the parliament for ratification where it is widely expected to pass.
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MOSCOW  - The Kyoto Protocol overcame its final legislative hurdle in Russia when the upper house of the legislature ratified the global climate pact Wednesday and sent it on to President Vladimir Putin for his signature - setting the stage for the treaty to come into force next year.
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Russia&#39;s announcement that it will ratify the Kyoto Protocol -- a decision crucial to the treaty coming into force -- has catapulted the issue onto
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Russia&#39;s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol marks a new phase in the international cooperation to deal with the global warming and serves the country&#39;s interests, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Yakovenko said Thursday.
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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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The upper house of Russia&#39;s parliament ratified on Wednesday the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.
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Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament ratified the Kyoto Protocol on combatting global warming Friday, putting the sweeping environmental pact firmly on the road to taking effect.
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Russia&#39;s ratification in November of the Kyoto protocol on climate change marked a high point for co-operation on the issue. The treaty could not have come into force without Russia&#39;s participation, which had been in doubt.