Russia to ratify Kyoto
Those who had hoped that Russia might provide a stumbling block to implementing the Kyoto treaty look likely to be disappointed. The treaty may not make much sense - the science of global warming seems unproven to me, it is an expensive way of dealing with the problem and there are much more immediate problems that demand our attention - but looking to some bureaucratic failing to win the argument by default is not the answer.
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Russia backs Kyoto climate treaty