For German firms, new emission caps roil landscape; to prepare for Kyoto Protocol, EU embarks on road test; industry responds, slowly; the price of electricity jumps

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In order to meet its Kyoto Protocol obligations, the European Union is imposing strict limits on C02 emissions. In Germany, this has resulted in higher profits for utility companies, as they charge more for electricity in order to cover higher costs. This has caused concern in the manufacturing sector.

Germany, Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities, Air Pollution Control, Waste Management and Remediation Services, Air Pollution Control Programs, Utilities Programs-Total Govt, Manufacturing industry, Manufacturing industries, Economic aspects, Environmental aspects, European Union, Public utilities, Air quality management

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Russia wants gain from Kyoto Treaty: pivotal holdout expects to see foreign investment in exchange for support

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A Russian delegate to a United Nations conference on global warming clarified the country's position on the Kyoto Protocol. Russia is willing to ratify the Kyoto Protocol provided sufficient foreign investment is guaranteed to revive the country's depressed industrial sector.

Strategy & planning, Financial management, Environmental Programs, Administration of Environmental Quality Programs, Resources, Environ & Energy-Total Govt, Planning, Foreign investments, Finance, International aspects, Political aspects, Industrial productivity, Company business planning, Company financing, Productivity

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As Kyoto Protocol comes alive, so do pollution-permit markets

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Vladimir Putin ratifies Kyoto protocol and companies may buy permits for their excess carbon dioxide emissions in Russia.

Government expenditures, Economic policy, Global warming, Environmental permits

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