Firms Pressure Russia To Adopt Kyoto Mechanisms

Two top Russian firms, power monopoly UES and services group Sistema, pressed the government on Monday to pass laws needed to implement the Kyoto Protocol, saying a lack of clarity was endangering environmental projects.

A year ago, Russia’s ratification of the treaty, which seeks to stabilise emissions of greenhouse gases, was greeted with jubilation by green groups, who saw it as a key stepin battling global warming.