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experts that call into doubt the climatic effect that the KP's measures will have. Now the concentration of greenhouse gases in the air is about 370 ppm (carbon dioxide in parts per million). By 2012, this figure is expected to grow by 18 ppm if the Kyoto measures are not carried out, or by 16-17 ppm if they are. The difference is a mere one or two ppm. This is what the Kyoto Protocol's critics emphasize. But experts believe that even a 1ppm reduction would be quite good. If we proceed at such a pace, we may eventually be able to stabilize humanity's influence on the climate.

Viktor Danilov-Danilyan is a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and director of the Water Problems Institute.

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