Russia's Lower House Ratifies Kyoto Pact ; U.S. Reiterates Rejection of Emissions Curbs
The Washington Times › October 24, 2004
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The Kyoto treaty moved within a step of being put into force worldwide yesterday as Russia's lower house of parliament ratified the international pact to curb global warming.
Despite the Duma's 334-to-73 vote and expected passage by the Russian upper house on Wednesday, the United States will not be bound by the one-third cut in energy use and emissions that it requires.See the full content of this document
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Russia's Lower House Ratifies Kyoto Pact ; U.S. Reiterates Rejection of Emissions Curbs
The Bush administration rejected the treaty in 2001 because of the crippling effect the emissions curbs might have on the U.S. economy - a position reiterated by the State Department yesterday.
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