Climate measure nears approval
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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.
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SACRAMENTO, California  - California made a bold   move to curb global warming by passing on Thursday the United   States' first bill to cap man-made greenhouse gas emissions   which state leaders hope will be emulated across the country.
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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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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.
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BUENOS AIRES: Pakistan has ratified the Kyoto Protocol on Climatic Change, Environment Minister Malik Khan said on Thursday. He said that Islamabad has notified UN authorities of ratification, which formally comes into effect in February 2005.
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Description: Countries that signed the Kyoto Protocol meet this week in Buenos Aeries. Despite little progress on Global Warming, the countries have passed the protocol and it becomes law this February.
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The Russian government has approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, clearing the way for parliament to vote on ratification of the pact.
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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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MOSCOW - The Russian cabinet today approved the Kyoto Protocol in a crucial step that could bring the long-delayed climate change treaty into effect within months.
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Politicians in the nation's capital have been reluctant to set limits on the carbon dioxide pollution that is expected to warm the planet by 4 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit during the next century, citing uncertainty about the severity of the threat. But that uncertainty may have shrunk somewhat with the release last week of two scientific reports suggesting that global warming is not just a hypothetical possibility, but a real phenomenon that has already started transforming especially sensitive parts of the globe.
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The vote set the stage for enactment of the international treaty aimed at reducing emissions blamed for global warming.
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By Manfreda Cavazza, Daily Mail, London  Dec. 7--The Chancellor's abolition of stamp duty on "zero carbon" homes  was met with scepticism by the industry.    To tackle climate change, he wants all new build to conform with strict  environmental criteria within a decade.
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I praise our governor for his foresight in taking action against climate change. Regional solidarity regarding this issue is a step in the right direction.
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The government will publish a draft climate change bill on Tuesday, outlining long-term goals to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent by 2050 while eschewing annual targets.
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Moscowâs approval of the Kyoto Protocol is a major step in bringing the treaty into effect. Fifty-five countries (that emit 55 per cent of the worldâs total CO2 emissions) must endorse the Kyoto pact before it can become binding.
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Russia&#39;s upper house of parliament has ratified the Kyoto Protocol, leaving President Vladimir Putin&#39;s signature as the final step to kickstart global efforts to control climate change.
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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.