Climate change has serious effects on Russia's climate, including average temperatures and precipitation, as well as permafrost melting, more frequent wildfires, flooding and heatwaves.

Nov 2, 2021 · Climate change will make catastrophic floods and heatwaves increasingly frequent in Russia, WWF scientist Alexei Kokorin told The Moscow Times this August. While overall …

1 day ago · Johan Rockström, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that extreme weather events worldwide, from the fires in …

Russia’s efforts to tackle climate change are deficient. Under current policies, Russia’s economy-wide emissions are expected to continue rising to 2030, when they should be rapidly declining, …

Jan 13, 2021 · Climate change will continue to compel change within Russia whether its leaders acknowledge the issue or not. The most immediate and significant thrust for change within …

Dec 10, 2023 · While there is a broad scientific consensus that gas emissions from fossil fuels need to be drastically reduced, Russia marginally upped its oil and coal production in 2022. In …

Dec 10, 2023 · Never an enthusiastic participant in green initiatives, Russia, Europe's energy powerhouse, has pushed climate change further down its list of priorities following the invasion …

Feb 21, 2024 · Drawing on their collective expertise and a comprehensive literature review, the researchers found that Russia is already suffering from a variety of climate change impacts — …

Dec 18, 2023 · To understand how Russia's government might shift from marginalization to prioritization of climate change, research is needed on the distinctly political dimensions of …

Jan 26, 2022 · The issue of climate change has gained unprecedented traction in Russia over the last year, with a proliferation of events on topics ranging from climate change’s direct physical …