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Nina TYNKKYNEN, Russia and Global Climate Politics

... played a decisive role in the enforcement of the Kyoto Protocol, the main instrument of global climate policy so far. Domestically, serious political measures to combat climate change have yet to be taken. Thus, Russia’s performance in global climate politics indicates that goals other than genuinely environmental ones, such as political or economic benefits, are the main motivation of Russia’s participation. Also, Russia’s national pride and its status as a great power are at ...