12-03-2003, 10:23 AM
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This vexes me. I am terribly vexed.
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No, The Kyoto Treaty is NOT dead.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3288683.stm
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Russia says it has not yet reached a decision on whether to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, the global climate treaty.
It has effectively disowned an official who said on Tuesday that Russia would not ratify, and it is still in the process of coming to a decision.
The official, Andrei Illarionov, said Russia would not back Kyoto in its present form, citing economic reasons.
The treaty cannot acquire the force of international law unless Russia, one of the world's big polluters, ratifies it.
Mr Illarionov, President Putin's chief adviser on economic issues, said in Moscow: "Of course, in its present form, this protocol cannot be ratified. It is impossible to undertake responsibilities that place serious limits on the country's growth."
But Russia's deputy economy minister, Mukhamed Tsikhanov, said the country was moving towards the treaty.
He said: "There are no decisions about ratification apart from the fact that we are moving towards ratification.
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Take that, Slash and Burners! hahaha!
Last edited by Superbelt; 12-03-2003 at 10:39 AM..
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