Re: Putin puts last spike in Kyoto

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Josh Halpern wrote:
> Thomas Palm wrote:
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Naugler) wrote in
>>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>>
>>>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.
>
> They are holding out for a better bid.  Given the US is broke......
> 
        It looks to me like the quid pro quo is more likely membership
        in the WTO which Putin has been trying to swing for a while.

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