Russian parliament to consider Kyoto ratification

Russia’s lower house of parliament set hearings on ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on combating global warming for Friday, State Duma speaker Boris Gryzlov said today.

Without Russia’s support, the pact – which has been rejected by the United States and Australia – can not come into effect. It needs ratification by 55 industrialised nations accounting for at least 55% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 1990.