U.S., Russia pushed to cut emission levels.

(From The Jakarta Post)

With developed countries reluctant to ratify an agreement to cut carbon dioxide emissions, hopes still remained for their change of heart as some 4,000 participants gathered here to put pressure on the major states.

As Russia continues to delay its ratification and the United States has openly refused to ratify, the treaty, known as the Kyoto Protocol, is again at stake at the ongoing 9th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention.

The Protocol is subject to ratification and will enter into force 90 days after the date on which it is signed by no less than 55 parties to the Convention -- …