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Articles with tag "Climate change"

particle concentrations

Toxic Wildfire Smog Blankets Russia’s Far Northeastern City Yakutsk

The authorities declared states of emergency in Sakha and the neighboring Khabarovsk region late on Tuesday.
regulation rollback

Russia Slashes Environmental Protections as War Rages, Economic Crisis Looms

Business lobby groups have been at the heart of efforts to persuade the government to soften regulations on emissions and pollution standards. 
ENERGY TRANSITION

Gold Miner Polyus Tops New Environmental Ranking of Russian Firms

Russian businesses are preparing for how they will be affected by the green energy transition.
price tag

Russia Aims to Invest $79M in Climate Research by 2030

The new state-funded research program will focus on studying climate change and strategies for adaptation and decarbonization. 
Close Call

Major Disaster Averted in Icy Kara Sea After Two Oil Barges Ran Aground

Russia’s Marine Rescue Service have described an unprecedented salvage operation as "extremely difficult" after two oil barges ran aground in the Kara...
2021 in review

Russia’s Climate Epiphany May Be Greenwashing

Russia’s about-face toward climate change in 2021 may be little more than window dressing to protect its industrial giants, experts fear. 
RECORD HIGH

New Arctic Temperature Record Sounds Climate Alarm – UN

The World Meteorological Organization said a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius in the town of Verkhoyansk was the highest-ever in the region.
shot down

Russia Defends Veto of UN Climate Change Resolution

Diplomats said Russia's opposition was hard to understand given that the resolution itself "was not radical."
'profound' shift

Arctic Could See More Rain Than Snow By 2060 as Region Warms – Study

“What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay there,” the study’s lead author said.
unstable terrain

Russia Losing 1-3 Meters of Arctic Shoreline to Climate Change Annually – Scientists

An amount of shoreline roughly the size of central Moscow now collapses into the sea every year.
above average

St. Petersburg Winter Temps Could Rise 4 Degrees by 2050 – Scientist

Scientists also predict increasingly intense rain and snow that will strain the city's drainage and flood mitigation systems.
post-summit roundup

What Did Russia Achieve at COP26?

Activists have accused Russia of “masterfully creating an illusion of fighting the climate crisis.”
COST OF TRANSITION

Russia Faces $2T in Stranded Hydrocarbon Assets in Net Zero World

Researchers say more than half of Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure could be worthless within the next 15 years.
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.
'tundra on fire'

Kremlin Pushes Back on Biden's Climate Criticism

Biden slammed Putin for what he called a failure to show leadership on climate change by not attending the COP26 summit.
no commitments

Russia Not Among COP26 Methane Pledge Signatories

Russia, the world’s fourth-largest greenhouse gas emitter, joins China and India in the group of major polluters that have not signed up.
transformed landscape

How Is Climate Change Impacting Russia?

Russia stands to face significant changes from global warming in the coming decades, even if COP26 is a success.
green agreement

Russia Signs On to COP26 Deforestation Pledge

Over 100 countries will promise to end deforestation by 2030 as a means of combatting climate change.
path to carbon neutrality

Putin Claims Russia Is Decarbonizing Faster Than G7 Countries

International climate experts have painted a different picture of Russia’s efforts to transition away from fossil fuels. 
potent emissions

Satellites Detect Massive Russia Methane Leak – Bloomberg

Satellite observation is becoming a key tool in spotting previously undetected leaks of the greenhouse gas in Russia.
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