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Meeting on Climate in Bonn Failed to Make the Air Cleaner

... the UNFCCC is the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, whereby the primary responsibility for combating climate change (hence, the main emission reduction commitments) falls on developed countries and economies in transition. The Kyoto Protocol signed in 1997 specifies the provisions of the UNFCCC. Both developed countries and economies in transition have made specific quantitative commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions over the term of the Protocol, that is, from ...

19.06.2015

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International agenda on climate change: what are the prospects for a new treaty?

... the state of the UN negotiations on a new treaty. The article continues with an examination of the relevance of the discussions for Russia and concludes by exploring prospects for a new UN agreement as well as climate mitigation efforts beyond the UN. Carbon budget and planetary limits As a result of limited participation, the Kyoto Protocol currently covers only 13% of global emissions which is deeply inadequate for solving the problem of global climate change. Global emissions of greenhouse gases are rising every year, and the link between these and rising temperatures has ...

03.02.2014

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U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
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U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)