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Publish date: February 18, 2005
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He underlined, that “After the Kyoto protocol acceptance Russia should rather expect environmental and climatic positive effects than economic profit. Reduction of hydrocarbon burning will cause reduction of emissions and environmental pollution”, Interfax informed.
The scientist said The aim of the protocol is to ease changing over from raw-material economy to high-tech economy. But the problem is if Russia will use such a possibility. He underlined that the protocol could assist in many positive changes, caused by economical changes due to mineral resources depletion.
Talking about quota trade, he said “Russia can hardly sell a single quota in 2005 due to insufficient organization of implementation of Kyoto protocol in Russia. The scientist underlined that under the protocol conditions, all the unused quotas are automatically transferred to after-Kyoto period. Russia should make a decision of what is more economically profitable to save or sell the quotas”.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
But it’s unlikely to impact emissions from shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
The following op-ed, written by Bellona’s Charles Digges, originally appeared in The Moscow Times. In recent months, the Russian nuclear in...