Recession Cuts Russia’s 2009 Greenhouse Gases

,OSLO — Russian and U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell in 2009, according to data submitted to the United Nations, as economic decline cut the use of fossil fuels. Other rich countries, including Australia, Italy, Spain and France, have also reported falls in emissions to the UN Climate Change Secretariat, in final data released Friday that is used to judge compliance with UN treaties. “A large driver of these […]