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All gas It's that time of the year again when international circles start buzzing with talks of global warming and changing climate. Although the ninth Conference of Parties (CoP-9) to the 1992 un Framework Convention on Climate Change is round the corner, the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol remains as uncertain as ever. The protocol's future was put at stake when the us rejected it unilaterally in 2001. Since then, the biggest polluter has intensified efforts to create a parallel regime through joint deals and workshops with other countries. For instance, the us recently advertised (in International Herald Tribune, September 13, 2003) a joint workshop with Italy

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