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Thu 11 Nov 2009Russia promises to reduce emissions by 25%
RUSSIA TOUGHENED its plans to curb harmful greenhouse gas emissions yesterday in a rare encouraging development before United Nations climate talks next month.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said President Dmitry Medvedev had promised Russia would reduce emissions by 25 per cent from 1990 levels by 2020. Russia had previously said it would cut emissions by 10-15 per cent.
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