Russian Federation
TOTAL POPULATION
143.8 million YEAR 2014
CO2 EMISSIONS
1,705,300 kt COUNTRY, YEAR 2014
6,245,900 kt Europe and Central Asia, YEAR 2014
“A 25-30% domestic reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.”
PARIS AGREEMENT TARGET
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CLIMATE SIGNIFICANCE
Russia is one of the most influential countries when it comes to climate change issues. Its economy as a natural gas and fossil fuel provider for all of its neighbours make it dependent on the consumption of these resources. As it stands, the Russian Federation’s Paris targets are not in line with curbing climate change. Nonetheless, its resources are dwindling and the levels of pollutions of urban and industrial areas are not sustainable in the long run.
Russia is the host of the largest forest in the world in terms of surface. The great tundra is not as efficient at carbon capturing as the Amazon, but it is even bigger. It is also one of the last pristine forests on this planet, some parts are even said to have never been explored, and even to host mythical monsters like the Devil of Labynkyr (a local Loch Ness monster). In total, Russia’s tree cover reaches 45% and it hosts 22% of the world’s total forest resources.
Its 37,653 km long coastline faces almost entirely north. The fast melting of the polar ice caps is opening up this side of the world to trade and transport as the maritime routes become navigable for longer periods of the year. The Arctic sea and territories are divided among Russia, Canada the US, Denmark and Norway. In 2018 and for the first time, a Russian cargo ship was able to travel to Europe via the Arctic route transporting fish and electronics. This opens up huge economic possibilities but also threatens one of the last and only pristine wilderness zones in the world.
Its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's liquid fresh water. Lake Baikal - the world’s deepest - contains over one-fifth of the world's fresh surface water.
The Russian Federation also has a partial stewardship responsibility with regards to the Arctic. The Northern end of our globe is a protected sanctuary that is under pressure from human activities such as tourism, but also fishing, mining and military activities. The thawing of polar ice caps has opened a commercial road for tankers and ships in and around the pole.
Russia has a key role to play in the 21st century. As the home of the largest share of nature on this planet, it can preserve and maintain a wilderness that could not be achieved anywhere else. Russia’s sheer size and role in the world make it a de facto key battlefield for climate action. It is up to all great countries to assume their responsibilities. Or our planet won’t be worth a Kopeck.
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DATA INSIGHTS
Russia is an upper middle-income country according to the World Bank classification. The history of carbon emissions and exposure to climate risk provides useful insights into Russia’s position in the fight against climate change. The following plots provide an overview of Russia’s historic greenhouse gas emissions in perspective with global emission levels, as well as the country’s climate action and sustainability performance.
Russia Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Russia’s timeline of total GHG emissions and the percentage change since 1990
This plot combines 3 pieces of information measured from 1990 - 2012: The bar chart indicates the volume of the country’s GHG emissions, the solid line shows the variation of this volume compared to the baseline 1990, and the dotted line presents the same variation, but globally.
Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and fluorocarbons are the main drivers of global warming. Between 1990 and 2012, the world’s emissions grew by 40%.
From 1990 to 2000, Russia’s emissions fell by 23% (an average decrease of 2.3% per year), driven by a decline in the economy and a reduction in fossil fuel use. The energy sector is responsible for the largest share (91%) of Russia’s emissions. This is essentially due to its economy’s dependence on fossil fuel energy generation and exports (90% of Russia’s energy supply). Yet, with the recent shift to nuclear power (providing 18% of total electricity), Russia greatly reduced its emissions.
In 2012, Russia produced over 2,800 million tonnes of CO2 eq. GHG emissions. This is equivalent to the amount of CO2 being absorbed annually by 13 million km2 of forest (three-quarters of the size of Russia). Russia is one of the world’s top five GHG emitting countries. (Source: WRI, 2018; World Bank, 2018)
Russia Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Russia’s timeline of total GHG emissions and the percentage change since 1990
This plot combines 3 pieces of information measured from 1990 - 2012: The bar chart indicates the volume of the country’s GHG emissions, the solid line shows the variation of this volume compared to the baseline 1990, and the dotted line presents the same variation, but globally.
Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and fluorocarbons are the main drivers of global warming. Between 1990 and 2012, the world’s emissions grew by 40%.
From 1990 to 2000, Russia’s emissions fell by 23% (an average decrease of 2.3% per year), driven by a decline in the economy and a reduction in fossil fuel use. The energy sector is responsible for the largest share (91%) of Russia’s emissions. This is essentially due to its economy’s dependence on fossil fuel energy generation and exports (90% of Russia’s energy supply). Yet, with the recent shift to nuclear power (providing 18% of total electricity), Russia greatly reduced its emissions.
In 2012, Russia produced over 2,800 million tonnes of CO2 eq. GHG emissions. This is equivalent to the amount of CO2 being absorbed annually by 13 million km2 of forest (three-quarters of the size of Russia). Russia is one of the world’s top five GHG emitting countries. (Source: WRI, 2018; World Bank, 2018)
Russia Sustainable Development Goals Index (SDGI)
Russia’s performance on sustainable development
The SDG Index describes a country’s progress towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGI combines indicators of climate action with other socio-economic development measures that contextualise a country’s environmental performance with the rest of its challenges and reality.
The global SDG Index score can be interpreted as the percentage of achievement of the goals.
Each dot in the plot represents a country and its score (y-axis). Countries at the bottom score lower on the index as the countries at the top. Sweden currently scores the highest at 85 and the Central African Republic scores lowest at 38.
Russia's score of 69 is significantly below the average of Eastern European countries. Although Russia performs well in certain SDGs such as providing good-quality education, the country still falls short of addressing many aspects of sustainable development. This is mainly because Russia performs poorly on measures like reducing both CO2 emissions per capita and CO2 emissions embodied in fossil fuel exports and safeguarding fish populations and the marine environment. (Source: SDGI, 2018)
The impacts of climate change vary by country and region. But wherever you are, local-level adaptation projects are necessary. You have all the cards in hand, now go explore our live projects and be one of the good guys.
Russia Sustainable Development Goals Index (SDGI)
Russia’s performance on sustainable development
The SDG Index describes a country’s progress towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGI combines indicators of climate action with other socio-economic development measures that contextualise a country’s environmental performance with the rest of its challenges and reality.
The global SDG Index score can be interpreted as the percentage of achievement of the goals.
Each dot in the plot represents a country and its score (y-axis). Countries at the bottom score lower on the index as the countries at the top. Sweden currently scores the highest at 85 and the Central African Republic scores lowest at 38.
Russia's score of 69 is significantly below the average of Eastern European countries. Although Russia performs well in certain SDGs such as providing good-quality education, the country still falls short of addressing many aspects of sustainable development. This is mainly because Russia performs poorly on measures like reducing both CO2 emissions per capita and CO2 emissions embodied in fossil fuel exports and safeguarding fish populations and the marine environment. (Source: SDGI, 2018)
The impacts of climate change vary by country and region. But wherever you are, local-level adaptation projects are necessary. You have all the cards in hand, now go explore our live projects and be one of the good guys.
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