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Articles with tag "Climate"

Feature

'Devastating to See': Russia’s Orenburg Region Battles Historic Flood

Experts say the floods, which have caught the authorities off-guard and left many to fend for themselves, are just a preview of what is yet to come.
Flooded Orsk

Russia Evacuates Almost 4,500 People After Dam Burst

Media reports say up to four people may have died in the flooding in the city of Orsk.
2 Min read
step backward

5 Ways the Ukraine War Hindered Environmental Progress in Russia

While many of Russia’s environmental policies and agencies remain in place, sanctions and a crackdown on civil society have curtailed the state’s ability...
3 Min read
intersecting interests

How Navalny Helped Spotlight Climate and Environmental Issues in Russia

In addition to fighting corruption, Navalny and his team gave attention to environmental problems at a time when other political actors ignored them.
5 Min read
cop28

Russia Warns Against ‘Chaotic’ Fossil Fuels Exit

Russia's climate envoy nonetheless praised the "compromise" deal reached at the COP28 summit in Dubai on transitioning away from them.
1 Min read
opinion Arshak Makichyan

Why Doesn’t The Russian Opposition Talk About Climate Change?

Data shows that Russians care about damage to the environment. The opposition must make climate justice part of its agenda.
4 Min read
scorched earth

The Environment: Another Victim of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

The invasion accounts for around 150 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, Kyiv estimated this week, citing experts.
3 Min read
'exclusively scientific'

Russian Polar Research Vessel Docks in Cape Town Amid Protests

A Russian polar research vessel docked in South Africa's Cape Town harbor at the weekend as climate protesters raised fears it could be used to help Moscow...
opinion Arshak Makichyan

Russia's Cynical Approach to COP27 Only Confirms its Global Pariah Status

Russian delegations to climate conferences have never been burdened with particularly high expectations, though even by that standard, the Russian showing...
SLOWLY DISAPPEARING

As Caucasian Glaciers Melt, Locals Face the Future With Stoicism

Caucasian glaciers have lost a quarter of their surface area to climate change since the millennium.
EXTREME SPREAD

Temperature Difference Across Russia Reaches 85.6 C, Almost Breaking World Record

The temperature in the southern republic of Chechnya reached 24.5 C, while 6,000 kilometers away in the republic of Sakha it dropped to -61.1 C.
opinion Arshak Makichyan

Russia Needs to Accept the True Scale of Its Climate Crisis

As world leaders gather in Glasgow for COP26, Russian leaders need to accept they have no choice but to act quickly and decisively.
4 Min read
opinion Mark Galeotti

Climate Change Defines Some of the Strengths and Weaknesses of Putinism

There has been a change in the Russian president’s thinking that forms a case study of policymaking in such a personalized and centralized system.
‘WE HAVE ENOUGH SUNLIGHT’

In Icy Russia, Interest in Solar Power Is Growing

As the Kremlin wakes up to the global climate emergency, renewable projects are drawing attention.
COP26

Russia’s Change in Tone on Climate Is Unlikely to Spark Rapid Green Transition

The world’s fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases is still in the bargaining stage of decarbonization, experts told The Moscow Times.
CLIMATE TALKS

Russia to Lobby for Sanctions Relief on Climate Projects at COP26 – Bloomberg

Russia will lobby for its sanctioned energy giants to be freed from Western sanctions in order to support green investment.
slashed emissions

Russia Aiming for Carbon Neutrality by 2060, Putin Says

Putin, notorious for years for his skepticism about man-made global warming, has changed tune in recent months.
CLIMATE CRISIS

Rapid Arctic Warming Is Accelerating Permafrost Collapse in Siberia, New Report Warns

The Arctic is warming roughly three times faster than the planet as a whole, the Climate Crisis Advisory Group said.
BENEFICIAL ECOSYSTEM

Russia Says Its Forests Neutralize Billions of Tons of Greenhouse Gases. Scientists Have Their Doubts.

Eight experts told The Moscow Times the government headline figure of 2.5 billion metric tons of CO2 is at best unproven and at worst unrealistic.
hundred-year heat

Russia’s Record-Breaking Heatwave to Continue Into July – Weather Service

Heat records are being broken on a daily basis as European and Far Eastern Russia suffer from extreme summer temperatures.
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