Kyoto Protocol Takes Effect
The Kyoto Protocol on global warming officially went into effect at 0500 GMT with 34 industrialized countries legally bound to control pollution.

A runner passes an activist holding a huge "Valentine to humanity" during a protest of US President George W. Bush's withdrawal of support for the Kyoto Protocol on February 14 in Washington. The world's most far-reaching environmental treaty took effect with the support of 141 nations but a boycott by the biggest polluter the United States. (Photo: Xinhua/AFP)
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