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Douma, Wybe Th. --- "The European Union, Russia and the Kyoto Protocol" [2006] ELECD 427; in Peeters, Marjan; Deketelaere, Kurt (eds), "EU Climate Change Policy" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2006)

Book Title: EU Climate Change Policy

Editor(s): Peeters, Marjan; Deketelaere, Kurt

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781845426057

Section: Chapter 3

Section Title: The European Union, Russia and the Kyoto Protocol

Author(s): Douma, Wybe Th.

Number of pages: 16

Extract:

3. the European Union, russia and the
Kyoto Protocol
Wybe Th. Douma1

1. iNtroDUCtioN
the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol depended on russia's ratification for
a long time. the ratification process took place against the background of the
European Union's (EU) efforts to reshape its relationship with our largest neigh-
bour since the 1 may 2004 enlargement. this relationship is formalized in a
Partnership and Cooperation agreement (PCa) from 1994.2 in may 2003, it was
agreed that the long-term goals of EU-russia cooperation would be the develop-
ment of four `common spaces' in Europe: a common economic space (with
specific reference to environment and energy); a common space of freedom, se-
curity and justice; a space of cooperation in the field of external security; and
one of research and education, including cultural aspects.3 the EU-russia rela-
tionship constantly proves to be a demanding one for both sides. this became
especially clear in the wake of the EU enlargement, as major differences of
opinion existed on issues like the extension of the PCa to the new member states,
the EU conditions for russia's world trade organization (wto) accession and
russia's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. in this chapter, the struggle between
the EU and russia about the ratification of Kyoto will be examined against the
background of the development of the EU-russia relationship. attention will
also be paid to the alleged links between russia's ratification and the EU' ...