What were/are the Russian major
compliance/data gap problems?
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Forestry inventories not consistent with IPCC requirements, quality varies
between regions
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Data for gas flaring and coal-mine methane not available
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Data for waste sector not available
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Data for agriculture not available
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Some problems with industrial activity data
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Lack of data for transport, municipal and residential fuel consumption
The Kyoto Protocol is an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Kyoto Protocol
Opened for signature December 11, 1997 at Kyoto, Japan
Entered into force February 16, 2005.