Russia is certainly now taking climate-related issues seriously, but even though a latecomer in embracing the climate change agenda,... ... simply accept the West’s or the EU’s lead. Rather, it will act in accordance with its national interests.
At the COP26 UN climate change summit that ended last week, Russia was noted mainly for President Vladimir Putin’s decision not to attend ...
Instead of anticipating threats to the environment, we leave things for later until it is already too late
On top of the major shifts that are happening as a result of the pandemic and global movements ... ... on May 29, 2020, an oil storage tank from Norilsk-Taimyr Energy's Thermal Power Plant, located in a remote Arctic region of Russia, started leaking. The industrial disaster has polluted the Ambarnaya river and possibly surrounding bodies of water, including ...
Climate change has risen to the top of the international agenda and is a regular item under consideration at major international arenas including the UN, G8, and G20. Yet, available international instruments like ... ... state of the UN negotiations on a new treaty. The article continues with an examination of the relevance of the discussions for Russia and concludes by exploring prospects for a new UN agreement as well as climate mitigation efforts beyond the UN.
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