▁and ▁minim ize ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁climate ▁change ▁on ▁developing ▁countries . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁approved ▁the ▁New ▁Del hi ▁work ▁programme ▁on ▁Article ▁ 6 ▁of ▁the ▁Convention . ▁The ▁C OP 8 ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁Russia ' s ▁hes itation , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁needed ▁more ▁time ▁to ▁think ▁it ▁over . ▁The ▁Ky oto ▁Pro tocol ▁could ▁enter ▁into ▁force ▁once ▁it ▁was ▁rat ified ▁by ▁ 5 5 ▁countries , ▁including ▁countries ▁responsible ▁for ▁ 5 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁developed ▁world ' s ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁carbon ▁dio x ide ▁em issions . ▁With ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( 3 6 . 1 ▁per ▁cent ▁share ▁of ▁developed - world ▁carbon ▁dio x ide ) ▁and ▁Australia ▁ref using ▁rat ification , ▁Russia ' s ▁agreement ▁( 1 7 % ▁of ▁global ▁em issions ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁rat ification ▁criteria ▁and ▁therefore ▁Russia ▁could ▁delay ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁diplom atic ▁con ferences ▁Category : Di plom atic ▁con ferences ▁in ▁India ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁in ▁international ▁relations ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁in ▁the ▁environment ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁in ▁India ▁Category : 2 0 0 0 s ▁in ▁Del hi ▁Category : New ▁Del hi ▁Category : Oct ober ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁events ▁in ▁Asia ▁Category : Nov