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Will the Kyoto Protocol affect growth in Russia?

In light of the recent argument that rapid economic growth in Russia over the next decade, might result in emissions higher than the Kyoto target, thereby putting much-needed growth at risk, the authors revisit the discussion on the costs and benefits of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by Russia. They conclude that even under a very high economic growth assumption, and even under very conservative assumptions about the decoupling between carbon dioxide emissions, and economic growth, Russia still benefits from a net surplus of emissions allowances, and thus will not see its growth adversely affected by the Kyoto target.

Link	http://www-wds.worldbank.…64258546&theSitePK=523679
Author	Lecocq, F., Shalizi, Z.
Date	01-Nov-2004
Institute	World Bank
Tags	Russia, environment, economic, growth