Upper House OKs Kyoto Protocol
From Times Wire Reports
The upper house of Russia’s parliament ratified the Kyoto Protocol and sent it on to President Vladimir V. Putin for his signature -- setting the stage for the global climate treaty to come into force next year.
Putin’s stamp of approval is considered a formality, but the Kremlin has given no indication of when he will sign the pact, which seeks to slow global warming by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
The pact will apply only to nations that ratify it, a group that does not include the U.S.
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