Re: Putin puts last spike in Kyoto

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Naugler) wrote in
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> Speaking in Moscow just as another UN climate change extravaganza was
> starting up in Milan, Andrei Illarionov, President Vladimir Putin's
> economic advisor, said Kyoto is inconsistent with Russia's growth
> objectives. "Adhering to the provisions of the Kyoto Treaty and
> achieving economic growth are incompatible," he said.

Illarionov says Russia won't sign, Muchamed Tsychanov says it might. Who do 
we believe? Hard to tell, it seems they haven't decided yet. Not long ago 
we heard the same stories about how EU would never ratify Kyoto, yet it 
did. The sceptics have a lousy track record when it comes to predictions.