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Article: Russia : Putin says Russia will join global climate deal if pact is binding.
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- November 3, 2009
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Byline: datta03
Russia will support a new global warming treaty only if it requires nations to make binding commitments to limit greenhouse gas emissions, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday.
The final climate change pact - meant to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol - should also take into account the capability of Russia's vast forests to absorb carbon dioxide, Putin said.
World nations hope to conclude a preliminary agreement at a December U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. The U.N., now holding a round of climate talks in Barcelona, Spain, has been pressing both industrial and developing nations to commit to firm emission ...