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Articles with tag "Climate change"
opinion
Ekaterina Moore
Russia Is Ignoring Climate Change at Its Own Peril
For now, neither Russian business nor the government or society understands the problem of climate change and why they should be doing anything about it...
Climate Emergency
Russia Sees Record High Average Temperatures in 2020: Institute
Russia in 2020 saw record high average temperatures and a record drop of summer ice cover on its Arctic maritime route
going green
Russia to Offer Carbon Credits With Far East Digital Forest Platform – Bloomberg
Russia aims to harness its vast, remote expanses of forest to parry criticism toward its resistance to transition to clean energy.
E-Vans
Ford To Become First Mass Producer of Electric Vehicles in Russia – Kommersant
Joint venture with Sollers will produce electric Ford Transit vans from 2022.
blazes on the horizon
Russia Forecasters Warn Over Siberia Forest Fires
Hot and dry weather across the region will lead to more forest fires this year, forecasters said, linking the blazes to climate change.
Watching you
Russia Deploys Giant Space Telescope in Lake Baikal
Russian scientists on Saturday launched one of the world's biggest underwater space telescopes
Settling up
Russian Miner Nornickel Pays Record $2Bln Fine for Arctic Oil Spill
Vladimir Potanin, the company's main shareholder, recently said that Norilsk Nickel had "learnt an important lesson" from the catastrophe.
greenhouse gas
Methane Emissions From Russian Pipelines Up 40% in 2020 – Study
The European Space Agency linked the methane emissions to “easily and cost-effectively” avoidable practices during routine maintenance.
'selective' engagement
Russia to Work With U.S. on Climate Change, Envoy Says
The stance marks a rare moment of cooperation between the two powers with increasingly frayed ties.
lessons learned
In Russian Arctic, Miner Nornickel Exhibits Green Goal
Arctic's worst polluter aims to transform into an environmentally friendly company.
climate adaptation
Melting Arctic Forces Polar Bears to Adapt to Land-Based Diet – Russian Scientists
Russian researchers say they are seeing fewer malnourished polar bears despite shrinking Arctic ice pushing the animals further south.
winter sailing
Arctic Shipper Shows Off Historic Icebreaking Voyage
A Russian commercial vessel has sailed the Northern Sea Route in February for the first time ever, with multi-year-old ice no longer present.
'LESSONS LEARNED'
Nornickel Will Pay Record $2Bln Fine for Arctic Oil Spill
Company says it is “not in its best interests” to appeal the fine.
permafrost pressure
Russian 3D Model Details Explosive Origins of Arctic ‘Pit to Hell’
Scientists linked the increased frequency of gas blowout craters in Russia's Arctic and Siberia to climate change.
opinion
Olivia Lazard
Moscow's Climate Change Dilemma
Russia risks paying for its climate change inaction over the coming decade.
'zombie fires'
Peat Fires Smolder in Siberia Despite Bone-Chilling Temperatures
“The summer fire didn’t stop,” local media reported.
hotter and hotter
2020 Was Warmest Year in Russia’s History – Weather Service
Russia's 130-year record comes amid record global temperatures as climate change continues to warm the planet.
MAIDEN VOYAGE
Russia ‘One Step Closer’ to Year-Round Sailing in Melting Arctic
An icebreaker has sailed the Northern Sea Route for this first time in winter months.
2021 LOOK AHEAD
Russia in 2021: As Climate Crisis Rages, Scientists Fear the Worst Is Yet to Come
The world’s largest country faces an accelerating emergency as warming weather sparks more environmental disasters.
'ecocide' threat
Scientists Sound the Alarm Over Fast-Shrinking Caspian Sea
The alarming rates of water level decline will threaten people, biodiversity and geopolitical stability in the Caspian Sea region, scientists warn.
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