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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8797

1 October 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/russia/climate change
Commission, EP Greens and NGOs welcome prospect of Kyoto Protocol taking effect in near future

Brussels, 30/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - With the adoption, on Thursday, of the legislative bill required for ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by the Russian government, the way is finally open for entry into force of this international instrument, as soon as the Duma approves the text. We recall that Russia had not before met the conditions for enforcement - under the treaty industrialised nations responsible for 55% of greenhouse gas emissions must ratify the protocol before it can take...

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