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Lukashenko urges West to use money it wastes on wars to better environment

First tigers to appear in Kazakhstan in 2025, Putin asserts

Number of tigers worldwide increases by 40% over 12 years — Putin

Russian forest fires swell to 143,500 hectares — authorities

14 Jan 2022, 18:54

Russian, US envoys for climate to have talks in late January

Ruslan Edelgeriyev and John Kerry will meet on the sidelines of the Major Economies Forum

27 Dec 2021, 09:33

Over 10 mln hectares of Russia’s forest affected by forest fires in 2021 — prime minister

In some areas, there was a need to introduce a state of emergency, Mikhail Mishustin pointed out

17 Dec 2021, 15:50

Russia can become leader in CO2 forest absorption by 2050

At the same time, half of such absorbing capacity will be achieved through climate projects, Vice President of Lukoil Leonid Fedun stressed

9 Dec 2021, 15:12

Putin supports proposal for ban on catching Cetacea for entertainment

The President said that according to his sources 140 hunting permits had been issued this year for maintaining traditional lifestyles and only six permissions were issued on other grounds

8 Dec 2021, 14:09

Ban on disposable plastic in Russia from 2023 will be gradual

It is important to give a clear time frame for businesses to refocus production to reprocessable types of products, Deputy Chairwoman of a Committee at Business Russia Natalya Belyaeva noted

23 Nov 2021, 12:03

Russia needs balanced position for progress in green economy — Lavrov

The Russian Foreign Minister also noted that the global energy transition process carries risks and already "really emerging dangers of the so-called green protectionism"

18 Nov 2021, 15:11

Putin urges to oppose US and EU attempts to dictate climatic agenda

Russia calls for searching for mutually acceptable solutions, the Russian President notes

18 Nov 2021, 11:23

Moscow welcomes results of Glasgow climate conference, Russian ambassador says

Russia sent one of the most numerous delegations to the COP26 summit, which was contrary to the claims that Moscow allegedly "ignored" the climate conference, Anatoly Antonov said

12 Nov 2021, 15:28

Russia expresses concern over lack of consensus at COP26 over reduction of emissions

Russia’s special envoy for climate Ruslan Edelgeriyev stressed the need for amending article 6 of the Paris agreement on climate, which envisaged the introduction of concrete mechanisms of greenhouse gas emissions control

3 Nov 2021, 12:14

‘Forests are ablaze in California:’ Kremlin hits back at Biden’s ‘burning tundra’ remark

Wildfires are one of the consequences of climate change that the world is confronted with, Dmitry Peskov pointed out