US denies lobbying against Kyoto

[Barrett808]

WASHINGTON (AFP) Dec 03, 2003

The White House on Wednesday denied trying to influence "in any way" other nations' decisions on whether to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming.

US opposition to the pact remains unchanged, but "each nation will reach their own conclusions independently," spokesman Scott McClellan said, after Russia said it would not ratify the accord in its current form.

Asked about Moscow's decision, which dealt a severe blow to hopes for the agreement's ratification, McClellan replied: "It's not something that we have attempted to influence in any way in terms of other nations' decision-making."

President Vladimir Putin's top adviser on economic issues, Andrei Illarionov, said in Moscow Tuesday that "in its current form, the Kyoto Protocol places significant limitations on the economic growth of Russia."

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http://www.spacedaily.com/2003/031203162834.bucllik1.html

[tom_paine]

1. Well, that's a lie.

Perhaps a half-truth at best...