Russian Duma Set to Ratify Kyoto Environment Pact
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Russia's parliament was due to vote on Friday on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, the last hurdle before the long-delayed climate change treaty comes into force worldwide.
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October 4, 2004 6:27 PM GMT (Datamonitor) - The Russian government has recommended that the State Duma ratify the Kyoto Treaty, paving the way for it to come into force in three years&#39; time.
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The Russian government expects  parliament to ratify the Kyoto Protocol this month in a move  allowing the long-delayed climate change treaty come into force  worldwide, Russian news agencies reported on Monday.
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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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MOSCOW  - The Russian government has asked five ministries to approve ratification of the controversial Kyoto protocol, which seeks to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, officials said Thursday.
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Russia's lower house of parliament  ratified the Kyoto Protocol on Friday, clearing the way for the  long-delayed climate change pact to come into force worldwide.
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Russia's parliament could ratify the  Kyoto Protocol by the end of the year, Deputy Prime Minister  Alexander Zhukov said on Thursday.
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Russia is expected to formally agree to the Kyoto Protocol on global warming today, following its signing into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month.
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The Russian government has approved the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, which sets formal targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and sent it to the country&#39;s parliament for ratification.
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Russia&#39;s government has approved the Kyoto Protocol and sent the climate change pact to the State Duma lower house of parliament for endorsement.
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Russian lawmakers ratified the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, bringing the treaty into force.
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The Russian government expects parliament to ratify the Kyoto Protocol this month in a move allowing the long-delayed climate change treaty come into force worldwide, Russian news agencies report.
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Steam and smoke rise from cooling towers on the outskirts of Moscow, Friday, Oct. 22, 2004. Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament ratified the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Friday, moving the sweeping environmental
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Russia's parliament ratified the Kyoto Protocol in a historic vote meaning that the UN global warming pact is now virtually guaranteed to enter into force.
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MOSCOW - Russia&#39;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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President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill confirming Russia&#39;s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, giving the final stamp of approval that would bring the global climate pact into force early next year, the Kremlin said Friday.
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LONDON, Oct 22 (IPS) - Nobody stands to gain more than Russia through its   move to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement to cut  atmosphere-warming  emissions and through that to contain climate  change.