Putin will ratify Kyoto Protocol, says Chretien

Spazito

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Mon Oct-20-03 12:37 PM
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Putin will ratify Kyoto Protocol, says Chretien

BANGKOK — Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed his intention to implement the Kyoto accord in a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Jean Chretien on Monday.

"He (Putin) said to me that he intended to implement Kyoto," Chretien told Canadian journalists gathered at the Asia-Pacific summit.

"He has some negotiation going on at this time on some elements of it. But it is the intention of his government to implement Kyoto."

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Canada has already ratified the agreement and Chretien said he's convinced that his Russian ally would follow suit.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1066649789506_131///?hub=

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Maple

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Mon Oct-20-03 12:44 PM
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1. Well

he should probably have kept that piece of info to himself.

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Spazito

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Mon Oct-20-03 12:50 PM
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2. LOL that was my thought too...unless...

this is a joint effort (Chretien and Putin) to tweak King George's nose yet again.

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Mon Oct-20-03 01:14 PM
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6. Was kind of science did he call this?

I don't remember.

Oh yeah, I forgot this bunch of morons have their own scientists. The whole world knows how extremely unusual and unconventional this science is, 'eh?

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tlb

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Mon Oct-20-03 12:51 PM
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3. Only last week the Russian government was mocking Kyoto's science

Many assumed the Russian reluctance to proceed with Kyoto was to force additional economic and political concessions from the EU. It will be interesting to see what, if any, inducements were offered to Putin.

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Barrett808

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Mon Oct-20-03 01:04 PM
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5. Yes, see Novak's editorial and response from ex-IPCC scientist

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=17166

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Bandit

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Mon Oct-20-03 02:51 PM
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7. Many of those hundreds of Scientists were Russian

Literally the entire world scientific community advocated for the Kyoto accords. Only a few "scientists" those employed by the oil industry have doubts to the conclusions drawn by the vast majority of the scientific community.

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Mon Oct-20-03 12:59 PM
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4. Yeah! Putin

any help the earth can get is badly needed.

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