"The Kyoto Protocol is now real -- it's a very clear signal to the United States that the countries

"The Kyoto Protocol is now real -- it's a very clear signal to the United States that the countries that have now made the step are being serious."
Joke Waller-Hunter
The executive secretary of the United Nations Climate Change Convention, on Russia's move toward ratifying the accord.
"The Kyoto Protocol undoubtedly sets very low targets compared to what scientists say is necessary in order to keep climate change under control. However, it has always been considered a first step rather than the solution."
Germana Canzi
A climate policy expert with the World Wide Fund for Nature.