Russian firms turn Kyoto pioneers

For some businesses in the Russian town of Archangel, the Kyoto protocol is an opportunity to modernise, make money and help the environment.
An icy wind drives gusts of snow across the frozen river Dvina in Archangel.

It is only around -15C on the thermometer but out in the open the wind is piercing.

In a climate as harsh as this it is hardly surprising that locals like Nikolai welcome any sign of global warming.

“The winters are definitely getting warmer these days,” he smiles. “That’s much better for my garden – and it costs less to heat my house.”

Nikolai confesses he has little clue about the Kyoto protocol, but the factories in this far northern town have cottoned on early to its potential.

At Archangel Pulp and Paper mill, they call themselves Russia’s pioneers of the protocol.

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