CYBERALERT VICTORY: President Putin Says Russia Will Soon Ratify Kyoto
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Thank Russia for Pledge, Ask President Putin for Swift Formal Ratification
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President Vladimir Putin has stated Russia intends to rapidly ratify the Kyoto Treaty! Once completed, the first binding international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, that are known to cause global climate change, will commence. President Putin is quoted as saying "we are in favour of the Kyoto process. We will rapidly move towards ratification of this protocol." The announcement coincides with the European Union's decision to back Russia's membership in the World Trade Organization.
Russia's imminent ratification of Kyoto represents a major international
breakthrough in cooperative efforts to address global climate change. This is the first time the President has stated so firmly and unequivocally that Russia will ratify Kyoto. Assuming that ratification does in fact occur - the Kyoto Treaty will now come into force. And it is highly likely recalcitrant, obstructionist governments such as the United States and Australia will eventually ratify as well.
Though the treaty makes only modest gains in the restraint of greenhouse gas emissions, its importance lies in the establishment of a binding framework to monitor and reduce carbon dioxide emissions in particular. Kyoto is an important first step in a long journey to address climate change through reductions in carbon dioxide and other emissions, renewable energy, energy conservation and ending deforestation.
Many, many people and organizations have worked for years in support of the Kyoto Treaty. Forests.org and you have done our own small part, having sent hundreds of thousand of emails in support of the treaty. Over the past two years our network first successfully targeted Canada's ratification, and has relentlessly sought Russian ratification - apparently successfully. Though the most appropriate time for celebrating is as the signature dries on the ratification papers, Forests.org nonetheless is highly upbeat regarding the apparent imminent success of our Russian Kyoto ratification campaign.
Our long running and extensively used action alert urging Russian Kyoto ratification has been updated. Please take a moment to seal the deal -
congratulating Russia on its pledge and urging President Putin to formalize ratification sooner rather than later. This may prove critically important as the American Oil Presidency and the Global Oil Oligarchy will pull out all stops to intervene in order to stop this momentous occasion.
