Putin hopes that Paris conference on climate will result in signing legally binding agreement

PARIS, November 30. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes that Paris conference on climate will result in signing a legally binding agreement. "I hope that the conference will end properly, with signing a corresponding agreement that will be in force after 2020 when the Kyoto Protocol expires," Putin told journalists after the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Le Bourget. He added that Russia will assume and fulfill serious commitments "of course, if they are legally binding and include all countries in the world." Putin noted that Russia "not only fulfilled but also exceeded what was envisaged by the Kyoto Protocol." "We reduced emissions in the atmosphere and at the same time almost doubled our GDP over this time. So, it is possible to develop economy and conserve nature at the same time," he added. Putin noted that the important task is to contain the growing temperatures on the planet in the framework of no more than two degrees Celsius. "I think that this is a realistic plan, and we are ready for this work together with our partners," he concluded. Read more