Russian Approval of Kyoto pact brings new challenges

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s signing of a bill confirming his nation’s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol marks an important step in the global fight against the warming of the Earth.

However, the latest development may well be regarded as limited progress in that the list of participants in the pact does not include the United States, China and India–all major culprits for the growth in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.

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