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Articles with tag "Climate change"
Feature
How Will Russia's Regions Bear the Brunt of Climate Crisis?
A new study examines which of Russia's regions will suffer the heaviest economic toll from heat waves, water stress, wildfires and permafrost melting.
too few data
Russia’s Isolation Hampers Climate Change Research in the Arctic – Study
"The ability to both track and further project the development of the Arctic biome following climate-induced ecosystem change has deteriorated,” reads...
2 Min read
'huge magnitude'
2023 Was Russia's Third-Hottest Year on Record, Says Head of State Weather Service
But for the European part of the country, which includes regions west of the Ural Mountains, last year was the hottest on record.
1 Min read
Feature
Alienated From West, Russia's Scientists Grapple With Working in Isolation
The isolation of Russian science has raised concerns over global cooperation on the world’s deepening climate and environmental crises.
6 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
fossil fuel dependency
5 Things Russia Said at COP28
Russia has been among a small group of countries opposed to including fossil fuel phase-out language in the conference's final agreement.
3 Min read
Feature
As COP28 Kicks Off, Russia Seeks to Assert Its Role in Global Climate Fight
The UN's climate conference will test whether Russia's voice can still be heard in the global climate dialogue as it continues to be one of the world's...
6 Min read
disturbed sleep
Bears in Far East Russia Struggle to Hibernate Amid Abnormally High Temperatures
Some animals are wandering around their winter dens in a “half-asleep state,” the Amur region’s Wildlife Conservation Authority said.
2 Min read
Feature
As Russia’s Permafrost Thaws, Ancient Pathogens Risk Re-Awakening
Pathogens that are tens or even hundreds of thousands of years old may still be infectious once thawed, putting humanity at risk of never-before-seen diseases...
6 Min read
opinion
Vakhtang Partsvania
Why Moscow’s Electric Car Revolution Is Doomed to Failure
The latest attempt to encourage the use of electric cars in the Russian capital is devoid of any prospects after the imposition of sanctions..
5 Min read
top emitter
Russia’s Updated Climate Doctrine Drops Mention of Fossil Fuels
While the doctrine still acknowledges humans' impact on the climate, it no longer points to a direct connection between greenhouse gas emissions and the...
2 Min read
Feature
Sakhalin Region Aims to Chart Russia's Climate Neutrality Course With Carbon Quotas
The Far East region has emerged as a testing ground for mechanisms that could pave the way for a carbon-neutral economy — first locally and eventually...
6 Min read
podcast
Why Is Climate Change Not on the Agenda in Russia?
Russia, one of the world's top greenhouse gas emitters, is already feeling the impacts of climate change. So why is it largely missing from public discourse...
23 Min read
Feature
Climate Skeptics Muddy Russians' Understanding of Warming Planet
Russia is warming 2.5 times as fast as the rest of the planet. Yet some of its scientists, researchers and public figures regularly deny climate science...
6 Min read
balmy weather
Moscow Records Hottest September Since 1847
The average temperature in the Russian capital last month reached 15.5 degrees Celsius, surpassing the historic average of 12.2 C by over three degrees...
1 Min read
Feature
In Historic First, Russian Activists Appeal to European Rights Court for Climate Justice
After the Russian Supreme Court rejected a case challenging Russia's climate policy, activists have taken the case to the European Court of Human Rights...
6 Min read
Feature
Displaced: Climate Migration in Central Asia and Beyond
One underrated and underreported consequence of the climate crisis is taking so-called climate migration. Central Asia stands to be one of the most affected...
1 Min read
Feature
After the Ban: Which Way Forward for Russia’s Climate Activists?
Vitaly Servetnik, a campaigner at Russia's Friends of the Earth and the Russian Socio-Ecological Union, maintains that Russia's environmentalists are as...
1 Min read
Altai Mountains
‘Blood-Red’ Siberian Glacier Sparks Fears of Faster Melting
"Such a large-scale phenomenon has not been observed in more than 10 years,” said geographer Alexander Yerofeyev.
2 Min read
heat wave
Russia’s Polar Regions See Record High Temperatures in July
Air temperatures soared 3-4 degrees Celsius above average in some places.
2 Min read
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