¥Russian energy issues will
dominate over climate change issues
¥In near term Russian
political considrations will dominate over economic ones as long as
Russia is not well integrated into the global economy - a mixed
blessing
¥
¥Russia has moved slowly on
Kyoto implementation institutions and given the USÕs intransigence on Kyoto and climate change issues
this is not surprising
¥
¥Ukrainian actions could speed
up Russian implementation
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¥Other foreign pressure e.g.,
EU will likely not be productive
¥
¥Russia will remain skeptical
of market approaches, entitlement issues, mismatch with
developed countries regarding institutional and legal clarity