Russia’s regions stand to experience the effects of climate change in diverse ways, with some hit much harder than others, according to a recent study co-authored by Moscow-based climatologist Alexander Chernokulsky and economist Igor Makarov.
Concerns have been raised that decarbonisation efforts in Russia, which is the the fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, second largest crude oil exporter and world's largest gas exporter, will fall by the wayside because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, write Katja Doos and Alexander Vorbrugg.
The war in Ukraine threatens to turn back the clock on Russia’s climate progress, with some calling on the country to leave the Paris Agreement and roll back environmental regulations.
Polluting companies are using sanctions as a pretext to roll back climate regulation, while Russian scientists cannot share critical equipment and data