Climate change will reshape Russian politics, economics, and society. As the European Union and China set ambitious carbon neutrality goals, can Russia transition away from a fossil-fuel export economy? How will climate change interact with regional political dynamics and Russia’s Arctic economic ambitions? Who in Russia is responsible for managing a jarring uptick in environmental disasters? What is the state of environmental activism in Russia? This new initiative from the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program brings leading Russian voices on climate change, civil society, and center-region dynamics to bear on these questions and others.
This initiative is made possible by Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Commentary
September 20, 2021 |
Georgy Safonov
Russia's carbon-neutral experiment in Sakhalin has the potential to be a climate darling or Potemkin village.
Commentary
April 06, 2021 |
Andrei Semenov
Though Russian voters are not clamoring for a change in climate policies, they are anxious about the dangers of a changing climate. Does the climate agenda have a political future in Russia?
Commentary
March 03, 2021 |
Angelina Davydova
In spite of the growing pressure on civil society activists and opposition leaders in Russia, grassroots environmental activism is on the rise.
Commentary
March 01, 2021 |
Georgy Safonov
As key trade partners adopt carbon neutrality targets, Russia faces an economic reckoning. What are its energy alternatives in a low-carbon future?
Commentary
January 14, 2021 |
Andrei Semenov
Environmental disasters are mounting in Russia. Who is responsible for managing climate change?
Commentary
January 13, 2021 |
Cyrus Newlin, Heather A. Conley
As Russia warms faster than the rest of the world, climate change will shape its strategic future.
Events
Event
March 04, 2021 |
Heather A. Conley
Please join the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program for a discussion on Russian climate policy and the effects of climate change on Russia’s strategic future with CSIS’s three Russian Visiting Fellows: Angelina Davydova, Georgy Safonov, and Andrei Semenov
Podcast Episodes
Podcast Episode
March 26, 2021 |
Heather A. Conley
In this episode of Russian Roulette, Heather sits down Georgy Safonov and Nikos Tsafos.
