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Articles with tag "Climate change"

In depth

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...
In depth

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...
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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.
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heat wave

Russia’s Polar Regions See Record High Temperatures in July

Air temperatures soared 3-4 degrees Celsius above average in some places.
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In depth

Russia’s War on Environmental NGOs Robs Country of Conservation Resources

Authorities will now lack an important source of independent feedback on the actual scale of wildfires and other environmental crises, experts say.
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undesirable organization

Russia Bans WWF Environmental Group

The WWF has been branded an "undesirable" organization, a label that requires it to cease all activities inside Russia.
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Lights stay on

Kremlin Cancels Earth Hour Over the WWF's Foreign Agent Status

Before the announcement, the WWF had already said the event would only take place online due to its "foreign agent" status.
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forced exit

Russia Orders Climate Activist’s Family Out of the Country

Russian authorities this week ordered the family members of the prominent climate and anti-war activist Arshak Makichyan to leave the country.  Makichyan...
opinion Angelina Davydova

How Russia’s War Is Impacting the Global Environmental Agenda

The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on biodiversity and the climate was not part of the official agenda at two recent major UN environmental...
hot conflict

Scorched Earth: Ukraine War Takes Heavy Toll on Climate Too

The Ukraine war has shown the heavy toll military conflict takes not just on people but also on the planet, say experts at the UN climate summit in Egypt...
grassroots exodus

Russia’s Environmental Activists Move Abroad Amid War, Persecution

Dozens of environmental activists have fled Russia following the invasion of Ukraine in an exodus that has reduced focus on fighting climate change and...
legal challenge

Russia Hit With First Climate Lawsuit

Activists accuse Russia of “violating the Russian Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights.”
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."
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