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Russia Vulnerable to Climate Change, Causing Expensive Natural Disasters By Olga Tanas and Dina Khrennikova | April 14, 2021 The residents of Irkutsk, one of Russia’s coldest regions, are used to harsh winters. But when the temperature dropped to negative 60 degrees Celsius (-76 Fahrenheit) last January, even they had to submit to the elements. “Please stay at home unless absolutely necessary,” Governor Igor Kobzev pleaded on Instagram. With the cold came the heaviest snowfall in 25 years. It blanketed Siberia, the Far East and central Russia. When te...

Climate Change Threatens Russia With Billions in Annual Costs Bloomberg 3 hrs ago Dina Khrennikova and Olga Tanas (Bloomberg) -- The residents of Irkutsk, one of Russia’s coldest regions, are used to harsh winters. But when the temperature dropped to negative 60 degrees Celsius (-76 Fahrenheit) last January, even they had to submit to the elements. “Please stay at home unless absolutely necessary,” Governor Igor Kobzev pleaded on Instagram. With the cold came the heaviest snowfall in 25 years. It blanketed Siberia, the Far East and central Russia. When temperatures ...

(Bloomberg) -- The residents of Irkutsk, one of Russia’s coldest regions, are used to harsh winters. But when the temperature dropped to negative 60 degrees Celsius (-76 Fahrenheit) last January, even they had to submit to the elements.

In Asia, John Kerry urges bold action on climate to avoid global ‘suicide pact’ By Joanna Slater and Brady Dennis The Washington Post,Updated April 8, 2021, 7:26 p.m. Email to a Friend US climate envoy John Kerry gestured as he left the Ministry of Finance after a meeting with Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in New Delhi this week.PREM SINGH/AFP via Getty Images NEW DELHI — More than 7,000 miles from Washington, John Kerry arrived in yet another major capital to deliver a message and a plea: The United States plans to make a profound push to combat climate change in...

Argentina Is Torn Between Its Shale Dream and Climate Goals Mar 11 2021, 7:49 PM March 10 2021, 3:30 PM March 11 2021, 7:49 PM (Bloomberg) -- President Alberto Fernandez took to a makeshift stage in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale deposit in October to announce the nation was doubling down on fossil fuels. “Today we are relaunching the oil and gas economy,” he declared, starting with $5 billion of government subsidies. (Bloomberg) -- President Alberto Fernandez took to a makeshift stage in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale deposit in October to announce the nation was doublin...