For Russia, the challenge is not only to adapt to the inevitable contraction of the hydrocarbon market and to diversify its economy but also to seize the opportunities to do business in other countries and regions
Since 2014, the devolution of the U.S.–Russia relations has been characterized by four interrelated processes. The first and most important is the
devaluation of common values
and the build-up of a confrontation of beliefs and ideas. It has got to the point where Russia has begun to...
The roundtable is to take place on July 30, 2021, at 14.00 (Moscow time) via Zoom. The working language is English
Today, when the impact of environmental problems and climate change is felt in most regions of the world, the green issues have climbed up the global agenda. Russia has followed the “green trend” as well, with Vladimir Putin taking part in the Leaders’ Summit on Climate 2021 and sustainable development goals finding their place in his annual Federal Assembly address and the new National...
... Chairman of the Board of Directors of CREON Group and RIAC member
On April 16, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and CREON Group hosted an international expert seminar on “
Prospects for cooperation between Russia and the EU in the ecology sphere
”. Diplomats, experts, academics, and business operatives debated the European “Green Deal”, its risks and opportunities for the relations between Russia and the EU, as well as the impact of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism ...
... being prioritized.
At the macro level the main platform for the implementation of the ESG agenda in Russia resides in the National projects, whose key components may be associated with the respective elements of the ESG framework. In particular, the ecology project corresponds to the “Environment” element, projects such as demographics, education and health-care pertain to the “Social” category, while the digital economy component may be associated with the potential to improve “Governance” ...
A platform for cooperation between sovereign wealth funds would encourage the G20 states to strengthen their economic cooperation, bolster mutual interests, improve multilateralism, and develop opportunities for their SWFs
A platform for cooperation between sovereign wealth funds would encourage the G20 states to strengthen their economic cooperation, bolster mutual interests, improve multilateralism, and develop opportunities for their SWFs, writes Valdai Club Programme Director
Yaroslav Lissovolik...
On April 16, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with CREON Group held a seminar on the topic "Prospects for cooperation between Russia and the EU in the ecology sphere"
On April 16, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with CREON Group held a seminar on the topic "Prospects for cooperation between Russia and the EU in the ecology sphere".
The discussion focused ...
Divergent opinions are no crucial obstacle to environmental cooperation between the parties. Russia can benefit from the European Green Deal
The European Green Deal approved by the EU in 2019 is an economic development strategy for decoupling and for carbon neutrality by 2050 [
1
]. The plan is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030. In pursuit of this policy, the EU is setting the goals of increasing resource use efficiency and of advancing toward a circular economy, restoring...
We have no need in a VIP limousine equipped with a motorcycle engine
Our world is immersed in a huge ocean of energy, we fly in
infinite space with an incomprehensible speed. Everything
rotates, moves, everything is energy (N. Tesla)
Defining the concept of energy security
In the countries whose economy is largely dependent on exploration of the principal fossil fuels (such as oil, coal and gas) and their subsequent exports, devising sustainable energy security strategies seems to be hampered...
... starts at 12:00 pm (GMT+3) on April 16 via Zoom.
On April 16, 2021, at 12:00 (MSK), Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and CREON Group company will hold a seminar on the topic “Prospects for cooperation between Russia and the EU in the ecology sphere”.
Cooperation between Russia and the European Union in ecology and sustainable development field is one of the promising areas of bilateral relations. For Russia and Russian companies, this opens up prospects in the EU energy market and ...
There appears to be a global consensus shaping up on the need to advance the de-carbonization agenda and the development of ETS systems
In the past several years, we have witnessed a very important shift in the de-carbonization agenda of the world economy as all of the main players have advanced greater ambitions in this area. There appears to be a global consensus shaping up on the need to advance the de-carbonization agenda and the development of ETS systems. Given these trends, there appears...
