♻️🌐 Green Transformation: Saving the Planet or Economic Competition?
On April 22, the Valdai Club discussed #climatechange, carbon regulation and the development of hydrogen energy. The discussion, titled Global Greening: A Threat or New Opportunities for Russia and the World? coincided with the online Leaders Summit on Climate Change.
🔹 Nuritdin Inamov, Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, identified two components of climate change as a global problem - objective and subjective, saying that the latter were associated with attempts by individual governments to use environmental issues to pursue political objectives other than protecting nature. In this regard, according to him, equal but differentiated responsibility is important.
🔹 Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, noted that participants of the Summit limit themselves to general words and aren’t making clear commitments despite the threat which global warming creates for human civilisation.
🔹 Nikolay Durmanov, Special Representative for Biological and Environmental Security at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, noted that, contrary to popular belief, reducing greenhouse gas emissions alone will not solve the problem of global warming. This underscores the particular importance of forestry and agricultural projects aimed at absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which are usually underestimated.
🔹 Christoph Van Agt, Director of Energy Dialogue at the International Energy Forum, highlighted the tremendous historic opportunities associated with the green transformation that opened up in 2020 and expressed hope that the Leaders Summit will lead to greater international climate solidarity.
🔹 Mikhail Kuznetsov, Director of the Federal Autonomous Scientific Institution “Eastern State Planning Centre”, said that climate responsibility is extremely important, regardless of its political and competitive aspects, which inevitably arise when anything is discussed. It is necessary to understand that it is impossible to divide peoples and countries into losers and winners from climate change - its consequences are too unpredictable.
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On April 22, the Valdai Club discussed #climatechange, carbon regulation and the development of hydrogen energy. The discussion, titled Global Greening: A Threat or New Opportunities for Russia and the World? coincided with the online Leaders Summit on Climate Change.
🔹 Nuritdin Inamov, Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, identified two components of climate change as a global problem - objective and subjective, saying that the latter were associated with attempts by individual governments to use environmental issues to pursue political objectives other than protecting nature. In this regard, according to him, equal but differentiated responsibility is important.
🔹 Anatol Lieven, Senior Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, noted that participants of the Summit limit themselves to general words and aren’t making clear commitments despite the threat which global warming creates for human civilisation.
🔹 Nikolay Durmanov, Special Representative for Biological and Environmental Security at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, noted that, contrary to popular belief, reducing greenhouse gas emissions alone will not solve the problem of global warming. This underscores the particular importance of forestry and agricultural projects aimed at absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which are usually underestimated.
🔹 Christoph Van Agt, Director of Energy Dialogue at the International Energy Forum, highlighted the tremendous historic opportunities associated with the green transformation that opened up in 2020 and expressed hope that the Leaders Summit will lead to greater international climate solidarity.
🔹 Mikhail Kuznetsov, Director of the Federal Autonomous Scientific Institution “Eastern State Planning Centre”, said that climate responsibility is extremely important, regardless of its political and competitive aspects, which inevitably arise when anything is discussed. It is necessary to understand that it is impossible to divide peoples and countries into losers and winners from climate change - its consequences are too unpredictable.
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Green Transformation: Saving the Planet or Economic Competition?
On April 22, the Valdai Club discussed climate change, carbon regulation and the development of hydrogen energy. The discussion, titled Global Greening: A Threat or New Opportunities for Russia and the World? coincided with the online Leaders Summit on Climate…
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🌳🏦 In a post-industrial society, industrial development has ceased to be a determining factor. The digital economy and the service economy take first place. Much attention is paid to the impact of the economy on society and the environment.
An economy that aims to achieve sustainable development goals is called “green”. A green economy is based on renewable energy sources, “green hydrogen” and environmentally friendly transport. You can find out what benefits and challenges the green economy can bring to humanity in our infographic.
Session 4 “The Environment: Russia’s Response to a Common Challenge” of the 18th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club will be dedicated to the principles and guidelines of the Russian climate policy. It will take place on the third day of the Conference and will be held under the Chatham House Rule. An analytical note following the day’s discussions will be available on our website.
#VALDAI2021 #greeneconomy #gogreen #ecology #climatechange
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An economy that aims to achieve sustainable development goals is called “green”. A green economy is based on renewable energy sources, “green hydrogen” and environmentally friendly transport. You can find out what benefits and challenges the green economy can bring to humanity in our infographic.
Session 4 “The Environment: Russia’s Response to a Common Challenge” of the 18th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club will be dedicated to the principles and guidelines of the Russian climate policy. It will take place on the third day of the Conference and will be held under the Chatham House Rule. An analytical note following the day’s discussions will be available on our website.
#VALDAI2021 #greeneconomy #gogreen #ecology #climatechange
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🏭♻️ The energy transition is likely to have significant geopolitical consequences. It will cause a shift of power away from fossil fuel producers.
Moreover, the new geopolitics of energy will be increasingly determined by issues such as access to green technologies, rare earth materials, power lines and storage capacity. International cooperation, including between the EU and Russia, can lead to mutually advantageous outcomes and help tackle the climate crisis, writes Marco Siddi, Montalcini Assistant Professor, University of Cagliari and Associate Senior Research Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs, participant at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club.
👉 Session 4 “The Environment: Russia’s Response to a Common Challenge” of Meeting will be dedicated to the principles and guidelines of the Russian climate policy. It will take place on the third day of the Conference and will be held under the Chatham House Rule. An analytical note following the day’s discussions will be available on our website.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-geopolitics-of-the-energy-transition/
#VALDAI2021 #Corporations_and_Economy #greeneconomy #climatechange
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Moreover, the new geopolitics of energy will be increasingly determined by issues such as access to green technologies, rare earth materials, power lines and storage capacity. International cooperation, including between the EU and Russia, can lead to mutually advantageous outcomes and help tackle the climate crisis, writes Marco Siddi, Montalcini Assistant Professor, University of Cagliari and Associate Senior Research Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs, participant at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club.
👉 Session 4 “The Environment: Russia’s Response to a Common Challenge” of Meeting will be dedicated to the principles and guidelines of the Russian climate policy. It will take place on the third day of the Conference and will be held under the Chatham House Rule. An analytical note following the day’s discussions will be available on our website.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-geopolitics-of-the-energy-transition/
#VALDAI2021 #Corporations_and_Economy #greeneconomy #climatechange
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The Geopolitics of the Energy Transition: Essential Issues and Implications for the EU and Russia
The energy transition is likely to have significant geopolitical consequences. It will cause a shift of power away from fossil fuel producers. Moreover, the new geopolitics of energy will be increasingly determined by issues such as access to green technologies…
👋 Dear friends! Today is the third day of the 18th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Club, titled “Global Shake-Up in the 21st Century: The Individual, Values, and the State”.
📆 October 20, Wednesday — Programme
All today's sessions will be held under the Chatham House Rule. An analytical note following the day’s discussions will be available on our website.
10:00–11:30 — Session 4. The Environment: Russia’s Response to a Common Challenge
The climate has become a leitmotif of world politics, and Russia is no exception. The country is actively discussing how Russia will participate in global efforts to counter climate change. Another thing is also clear – these efforts are widespread, but not universal. Each state or groups of states will try to use the environmental and climatic topic in the interests of restructuring their own economy and maintaining competitiveness. But this does not negate the global nature of the challenge and the interest in solving it for all countries without exception. The session is dedicated to the principles and guidelines of the Russian climate policy.
12:00–13:30 — Meeting with the Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin
15:00–16:30 — Session 5. What to Fight for? Intellect as the Prime Object of Competition in the 21st Century
What is the main asset in the 21st century that is being fought for? At different times, these were territories, mineral deposits, labour force, transport routes, sometimes even ideological orientations. Now there is a battle for technological primacy, which means intellect, information and the ability to innovate in the broadest sense: from socio-cultural to military. What is the content of this truly "hybrid", nonlinear competition?
17:00–18:30 — Session 6. Russia and the World: The National Idea in a Global Context
The world is undergoing a socio-cultural transformation. The time of universal ideologies is over, while cultural and ethical pluralism in the international arena is a reality. A purely economic approach, when profit is the criterion of success, does not work. Technology raises thorny questions about human existence. Within the Western world, value-based approaches are becoming more radical, if not revolutionary. China is systematically promoting its culture. In Russia, a discussion is unfolding about the philosophy of development of the country and the world, here it is customary to call it the national idea. How does Russia see the processes of ideological transformation of the world? How does it compare to our values? And what contribution is the country ready to make to world progress?
19:30–21:00 — Special Session. Thirty Years of a New Eurasia – Results and Prospects
Thirty years after the USSR collapse, the countries that emerged on its ruins mark this anniversary in different ways. One thing unites them: everyone is entering a new stage of development. A radical change in the international context, changes in the structure of societies, a change in political generations ... On the one hand, Eurasia is no longer a single "Post-Soviet Space"; different countries and regions have their own paths. On the other hand, it is precisely this circumstance that clearly emphasized how active interaction is necessary for countries and regions to solve problems - not general ones, but those of their own.
#VALDAI2021 #Eurasia #greeneconomy #climatechange
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📆 October 20, Wednesday — Programme
All today's sessions will be held under the Chatham House Rule. An analytical note following the day’s discussions will be available on our website.
10:00–11:30 — Session 4. The Environment: Russia’s Response to a Common Challenge
The climate has become a leitmotif of world politics, and Russia is no exception. The country is actively discussing how Russia will participate in global efforts to counter climate change. Another thing is also clear – these efforts are widespread, but not universal. Each state or groups of states will try to use the environmental and climatic topic in the interests of restructuring their own economy and maintaining competitiveness. But this does not negate the global nature of the challenge and the interest in solving it for all countries without exception. The session is dedicated to the principles and guidelines of the Russian climate policy.
12:00–13:30 — Meeting with the Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin
15:00–16:30 — Session 5. What to Fight for? Intellect as the Prime Object of Competition in the 21st Century
What is the main asset in the 21st century that is being fought for? At different times, these were territories, mineral deposits, labour force, transport routes, sometimes even ideological orientations. Now there is a battle for technological primacy, which means intellect, information and the ability to innovate in the broadest sense: from socio-cultural to military. What is the content of this truly "hybrid", nonlinear competition?
17:00–18:30 — Session 6. Russia and the World: The National Idea in a Global Context
The world is undergoing a socio-cultural transformation. The time of universal ideologies is over, while cultural and ethical pluralism in the international arena is a reality. A purely economic approach, when profit is the criterion of success, does not work. Technology raises thorny questions about human existence. Within the Western world, value-based approaches are becoming more radical, if not revolutionary. China is systematically promoting its culture. In Russia, a discussion is unfolding about the philosophy of development of the country and the world, here it is customary to call it the national idea. How does Russia see the processes of ideological transformation of the world? How does it compare to our values? And what contribution is the country ready to make to world progress?
19:30–21:00 — Special Session. Thirty Years of a New Eurasia – Results and Prospects
Thirty years after the USSR collapse, the countries that emerged on its ruins mark this anniversary in different ways. One thing unites them: everyone is entering a new stage of development. A radical change in the international context, changes in the structure of societies, a change in political generations ... On the one hand, Eurasia is no longer a single "Post-Soviet Space"; different countries and regions have their own paths. On the other hand, it is precisely this circumstance that clearly emphasized how active interaction is necessary for countries and regions to solve problems - not general ones, but those of their own.
#VALDAI2021 #Eurasia #greeneconomy #climatechange
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Programme of the 18th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a global shake-up. The source of the disease itself is extremely unpleasant, but it is not the most dangerous and destructive virus compared to those that have been encountered in history. However, the epidemiological force…
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♻️🇷🇺 The green agenda is gaining momentum in the world, and Russia cannot stand aside.
In 2018, national projects were adopted. Among them, the flagship can be considered the Ecology national project. You can find out what other steps Russia has taken to protect the environment at the national and international level in our infographic.
👉 Session 4 “The Environment: Russia’s Response to a Common Challenge” of the 18th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Club was dedicated to the principles and guidelines of the Russian climate policy. It was held under the Chatham House Rule. An analytical note following the day’s discussions will be available on our website.
#VALDAI2021 #greeneconomy #climatechange
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In 2018, national projects were adopted. Among them, the flagship can be considered the Ecology national project. You can find out what other steps Russia has taken to protect the environment at the national and international level in our infographic.
👉 Session 4 “The Environment: Russia’s Response to a Common Challenge” of the 18th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Club was dedicated to the principles and guidelines of the Russian climate policy. It was held under the Chatham House Rule. An analytical note following the day’s discussions will be available on our website.
#VALDAI2021 #greeneconomy #climatechange
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🌳🌐 While environmental social and governance criteria remain context dependent and cannot be universally applied, it is key to balance these factors with real world market realities through a technology agnostic approach, writes Valdai Club expert Christof Van Agt.
🔗 Real World Change on Climate Will Rely on Free Markets, Dialogue, and Solidarity
#climatechange #greeneconomy #VALDAI2021
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🔗 Real World Change on Climate Will Rely on Free Markets, Dialogue, and Solidarity
#climatechange #greeneconomy #VALDAI2021
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📆 ANNOUNCEMENT: On November 18, at 10:30 Moscow time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion on the results of COP26, titled “From Paris to Glasgow: The Victory of Scepticism or Real Progress?”
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, has ended in Glasgow. The purpose of the conference was to summarise the results of the five-year period since the adoption of the climate agreements in Paris. According to the representatives of the Western countries, it was supposed to become a “moment of truth” for the whole world. At the same time, the conference was doomed to fail according to many experts, who argued that given the current economic conditions and pandemic-driven crisis it was impossible to achieve the intended goals — first of all, to prevent the temperature rising on Earth to more than 1.5º C above pre-industrial levels.
However, the conference decided to stop deforestation and reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030. However, not all countries agreed with these proposals. The developing nations are most challenged by new green initiatives. Some of them are experiencing instability and armed conflict, making it difficult for them to adapt to climate change.
For Russia, the topic of climate change is more important than ever. In a video message to the participants of this year’s G20 summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the average annual temperature in Russia is growing faster than average global temperatures. Russia has already joined the countries committed to achieving carbon neutrality by the middle of this century, making efforts to introduce “green” principles to the economy.
❓What are the general results of the conference? Did it really contribute to the fight against climate change?
❓What are the current forecasts regarding the achievement the goals agreed upon Paris in 2015?
❓Why is the world still divided over how to combat climate change? Is it surmountable?
These and other questions will be answered by the participants in the discussion.
👥 Speakers:
🇷🇺 Ruslan Edelgeriev, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on Climate Issues
🇷🇺 Alexey Kokorin, Director of the Climate and Energy Program, WWF Russia
🇦🇺 Clive Hamilton, Professor of Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University in Canberra
🇲🇱 James Reynolds, head of delegation for the ICRC Mali
Moderator:
🚩 Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club
Working languages: Russian, English.
Information for the media: In order to get accredited for the event, fill out the form on our website or call +79269307763.
A link to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms used by the Valdai Club: on the website, on Facebook, Vkontakte, Instagram, and Telegram.
🔗 Valdai Club to Discuss COP26
#COP26 #climatechange #ecology
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The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, has ended in Glasgow. The purpose of the conference was to summarise the results of the five-year period since the adoption of the climate agreements in Paris. According to the representatives of the Western countries, it was supposed to become a “moment of truth” for the whole world. At the same time, the conference was doomed to fail according to many experts, who argued that given the current economic conditions and pandemic-driven crisis it was impossible to achieve the intended goals — first of all, to prevent the temperature rising on Earth to more than 1.5º C above pre-industrial levels.
However, the conference decided to stop deforestation and reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030. However, not all countries agreed with these proposals. The developing nations are most challenged by new green initiatives. Some of them are experiencing instability and armed conflict, making it difficult for them to adapt to climate change.
For Russia, the topic of climate change is more important than ever. In a video message to the participants of this year’s G20 summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the average annual temperature in Russia is growing faster than average global temperatures. Russia has already joined the countries committed to achieving carbon neutrality by the middle of this century, making efforts to introduce “green” principles to the economy.
❓What are the general results of the conference? Did it really contribute to the fight against climate change?
❓What are the current forecasts regarding the achievement the goals agreed upon Paris in 2015?
❓Why is the world still divided over how to combat climate change? Is it surmountable?
These and other questions will be answered by the participants in the discussion.
👥 Speakers:
🇷🇺 Ruslan Edelgeriev, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on Climate Issues
🇷🇺 Alexey Kokorin, Director of the Climate and Energy Program, WWF Russia
🇦🇺 Clive Hamilton, Professor of Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University in Canberra
🇲🇱 James Reynolds, head of delegation for the ICRC Mali
Moderator:
🚩 Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club
Working languages: Russian, English.
Information for the media: In order to get accredited for the event, fill out the form on our website or call +79269307763.
A link to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms used by the Valdai Club: on the website, on Facebook, Vkontakte, Instagram, and Telegram.
🔗 Valdai Club to Discuss COP26
#COP26 #climatechange #ecology
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Valdai Club to Discuss COP26
On November 18, at 10:30 Moscow time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion on the results of COP26, titled “From Paris to Glasgow: The Victory of Scepticism or Real Progress?”
📆 TOMORROW, on November 18, at 10:30 Moscow time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion on the results of COP26, titled “From Paris to Glasgow: The Victory of Scepticism or Real Progress?”
❓What are the general results of the conference? Did it really contribute to the fight against climate change?
❓What are the current forecasts regarding the achievement the goals agreed upon Paris in 2015?
❓Why is the world still divided over how to combat climate change? Is it surmountable?
These and other questions will be answered by the participants in the discussion.
A link to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms used by the Valdai Club: on the website, on Facebook, Vkontakte, Instagram, and Telegram.
#COP26 #climatechange #ecology
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❓What are the general results of the conference? Did it really contribute to the fight against climate change?
❓What are the current forecasts regarding the achievement the goals agreed upon Paris in 2015?
❓Why is the world still divided over how to combat climate change? Is it surmountable?
These and other questions will be answered by the participants in the discussion.
A link to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms used by the Valdai Club: on the website, on Facebook, Vkontakte, Instagram, and Telegram.
#COP26 #climatechange #ecology
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UPD: The livestream is over. The video of the discussion will be available soon via the same link. Stay tuned!
🎥 LIVE: at 10:30 Moscow time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion on the results of COP26, titled “From Paris to Glasgow: The Victory of Scepticism or Real Progress?”
#COP26 #climatechange #ecology
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🎥 LIVE: at 10:30 Moscow time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion on the results of COP26, titled “From Paris to Glasgow: The Victory of Scepticism or Real Progress?”
#COP26 #climatechange #ecology
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LIVE: From Paris to Glasgow: The Victory of Scepticism or Real Progress?
On November 18, at 10:30 Moscow time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion on the results of COP26, titled “From Paris to Glasgow: The Victory of Scepticism or Real Progress?”
🌳🌐 COP26: Tough Negotiations at Hard Times
On November 18, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion on the results of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP26, titled “From Paris to Glasgow: The Victory of Scepticism or Real Progress?”
The participants discussed the expectations that existed before the conference, its results, as well as more general problems in dealing with the changing crisis. The discussion was moderated by Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.
🔹 Ruslan Edelgeriev, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on Climate Issues, spoke about how the conference was held and the success of the Russian delegation. According to him, discussions often went beyond the framework of the Paris Agreement, and the main struggle was over coal and hydrocarbons.
🔹 James Reynolds, head of delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Mali, shared his experience of working in one of the most problematic regions in terms of exposure to climate change. He pointed out that climate-related challenges have become more and more urgent for his organisation, and gave examples of measures taken by the Red Cross to counter these challenges.
🔹 Clive Hamilton, Professor of Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University in Canberra, gave a number of potential future scenarios entailing varying degrees of danger, explaining that the nature of the situation that plays out depends on how much it’s possible to reduce emissions and at what level it will be possible to curb warming.
🔹 Alexey Kokorin, Director of the Climate and Energy Program of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Russia, summed up the overall results of COP26 in Glasgow. He explained the decision that each country should achieve a balance between emissions and absorption on its territory, as well as Russia’s strategy, which is characterised by a relatively small reduction in emissions, coupled with a large-scale increase in net absorption. According to the expert, achieving this will not be easy, but is quite possible in principle.
🔗 COP26: Tough Negotiations at Hard Times
#COP26 #ecology #climatechange
@valdai_club — The Valdai Discussion Club
On November 18, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion on the results of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP26, titled “From Paris to Glasgow: The Victory of Scepticism or Real Progress?”
The participants discussed the expectations that existed before the conference, its results, as well as more general problems in dealing with the changing crisis. The discussion was moderated by Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.
🔹 Ruslan Edelgeriev, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on Climate Issues, spoke about how the conference was held and the success of the Russian delegation. According to him, discussions often went beyond the framework of the Paris Agreement, and the main struggle was over coal and hydrocarbons.
🔹 James Reynolds, head of delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Mali, shared his experience of working in one of the most problematic regions in terms of exposure to climate change. He pointed out that climate-related challenges have become more and more urgent for his organisation, and gave examples of measures taken by the Red Cross to counter these challenges.
🔹 Clive Hamilton, Professor of Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University in Canberra, gave a number of potential future scenarios entailing varying degrees of danger, explaining that the nature of the situation that plays out depends on how much it’s possible to reduce emissions and at what level it will be possible to curb warming.
🔹 Alexey Kokorin, Director of the Climate and Energy Program of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Russia, summed up the overall results of COP26 in Glasgow. He explained the decision that each country should achieve a balance between emissions and absorption on its territory, as well as Russia’s strategy, which is characterised by a relatively small reduction in emissions, coupled with a large-scale increase in net absorption. According to the expert, achieving this will not be easy, but is quite possible in principle.
🔗 COP26: Tough Negotiations at Hard Times
#COP26 #ecology #climatechange
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Valdai Club
COP26: Tough Negotiations at Hard Times
On November 18, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion on the results of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP26, titled “From Paris to Glasgow: The Victory of Scepticism or Real Progress?”
⚖️🌐 In 2021, the coronavirus pandemic continued to be one of the most important events.
Naturally, its influence on world politics and society remained the main focus of the Valdai Discussion Club experts.
In addition to the pandemic, the climate agenda has become the most important event of 2021. The COP-26 Summit in Glasgow in October-November was at the centre of global interest, sparking a heated debate in the world regarding the strategy and pace of green transformation.
A separate large topic of the Club’s work was the impact of the pandemic on international migration, on the value and ethical perception of global migrants, and on the dynamics of migrant phobia in host societies.
The politics of historical memory in recent years has become one of the key topics in the expert work of the Club. Its analysis was continued this year as well.
👉 All these topics (the pandemic, climate and history) directly affect the evolution of values and moral norms in today’s global society, writes Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.
🔗 Pandemic and Climate, History and Values: Results of the Valdai Club Expert Programme
#Morality_and_Law #Valdai_WrapUp2021 #pandemic #climatechange #migration
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Naturally, its influence on world politics and society remained the main focus of the Valdai Discussion Club experts.
In addition to the pandemic, the climate agenda has become the most important event of 2021. The COP-26 Summit in Glasgow in October-November was at the centre of global interest, sparking a heated debate in the world regarding the strategy and pace of green transformation.
A separate large topic of the Club’s work was the impact of the pandemic on international migration, on the value and ethical perception of global migrants, and on the dynamics of migrant phobia in host societies.
The politics of historical memory in recent years has become one of the key topics in the expert work of the Club. Its analysis was continued this year as well.
👉 All these topics (the pandemic, climate and history) directly affect the evolution of values and moral norms in today’s global society, writes Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.
🔗 Pandemic and Climate, History and Values: Results of the Valdai Club Expert Programme
#Morality_and_Law #Valdai_WrapUp2021 #pandemic #climatechange #migration
@valdai_club — The Valdai Discussion Club
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Pandemic and Climate, History and Values: Results of the Valdai Club Expert Programme
In 2021, the coronavirus pandemic continued to be one of the most important events. Naturally, its influence on world politics and society remained the main focus of the Valdai Discussion Club experts.
🛒🌾 Climate change has become one of the most pressing challenges in the world.
The IPCC-6 report released in August 2021 indicated that a minimum of 2 degrees of warming is inevitable. As a result, the COP-26 conference in Glasgow in November 2021 generated immense public interest.
In the face of climate change and land and water scarcity, world food security now features prominently on the agenda and global agriculture no longer appears sustainable.
The most acute challenges include decertify cation and massive droughts impacting large areas in the Sahel and Asia, including Afghanistan. They shrink range and arable land, fuel conflicts and can cause widespread famine and food shortages in entire countries. This will increase migration flows and cause humanitarian disasters.
📄 Read a new Valdai Club report, titled “Climate Change and Food Security: A Recipe for Food Totalitarianism?”, on our website.
#Norms_and_Values #valdai_report #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity
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The IPCC-6 report released in August 2021 indicated that a minimum of 2 degrees of warming is inevitable. As a result, the COP-26 conference in Glasgow in November 2021 generated immense public interest.
In the face of climate change and land and water scarcity, world food security now features prominently on the agenda and global agriculture no longer appears sustainable.
The most acute challenges include decertify cation and massive droughts impacting large areas in the Sahel and Asia, including Afghanistan. They shrink range and arable land, fuel conflicts and can cause widespread famine and food shortages in entire countries. This will increase migration flows and cause humanitarian disasters.
📄 Read a new Valdai Club report, titled “Climate Change and Food Security: A Recipe for Food Totalitarianism?”, on our website.
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🌳🌐 In recent years, climate change has become a central political issue in the West.
However, its ideologisation hinders both understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of this issue, and the very fact that there is no consensus in the scientific community on how humans influence climatic dynamics, writes independent economist Alexander Zotin.
🔗 The Climate Agenda: How to Separate Science From Ideology?
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However, its ideologisation hinders both understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of this issue, and the very fact that there is no consensus in the scientific community on how humans influence climatic dynamics, writes independent economist Alexander Zotin.
🔗 The Climate Agenda: How to Separate Science From Ideology?
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⚖️🌐 In the 21st century conditions, in addition to general socio-economic inequality, new forms of inequality are becoming increasingly important.
One of them is closely connected with the climate agenda, as a large-scale green transformation is now on the agenda of certain international institutions and individual states.
The solution of these problems is possible only through additional compensation being provided by the developed countries to the developing world.
🔹 It is necessary to actively use and implement best practices and technologies around the world that will ensure sustainable consumption and production that do not exacerbate climate change, including by providing equal access to mineral fertilizers for developing countries.
🔹 The use of the system of financial innovations should also become widespread. This will require a high level of solidarity on the part of the rich countries towards the poor.
🔹 It is also critical that the global policy focus should be on eliminating overconsumption in the developed world, rather than perpetuating barriers to under-consumption in the developing world.
In the context of India’s G20 Presidency, Prime Minister Modi's LiFE (Life for Environment) programme is becoming an extremely important mechanism for creating fair new values of equality, both in access to fuel and energy, and in production and consumption for the future of mankind, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Oleg Barabanov.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/international-institutions-fighting-inequality/
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One of them is closely connected with the climate agenda, as a large-scale green transformation is now on the agenda of certain international institutions and individual states.
The solution of these problems is possible only through additional compensation being provided by the developed countries to the developing world.
🔹 It is necessary to actively use and implement best practices and technologies around the world that will ensure sustainable consumption and production that do not exacerbate climate change, including by providing equal access to mineral fertilizers for developing countries.
🔹 The use of the system of financial innovations should also become widespread. This will require a high level of solidarity on the part of the rich countries towards the poor.
🔹 It is also critical that the global policy focus should be on eliminating overconsumption in the developed world, rather than perpetuating barriers to under-consumption in the developing world.
In the context of India’s G20 Presidency, Prime Minister Modi's LiFE (Life for Environment) programme is becoming an extremely important mechanism for creating fair new values of equality, both in access to fuel and energy, and in production and consumption for the future of mankind, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Oleg Barabanov.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/international-institutions-fighting-inequality/
#Norms_and_Values #inequality #overconsumption #climatechange
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International Institutions: Fighting Inequality
The on-going global trend towards unsustainable consumption and production, primarily in the societies of the golden billion, can increase the imbalance and inequality between developed and developing countries. Moreover, developing countries can become the…
⏰ TODAY at 11:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion on the environmental agenda and the results of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai.
❓What will the outcome of COP28 mean in practice?
❓How realistic is the adopted course in the medium term?
❓How will oil-producing countries react?
❓What will Russia’s position be?
❓How will the current geopolitical situation affect the environmental agenda?
Participants in the discussion will try to answer these and other questions.
Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VKontakte, Telegram and Dzen.
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❓What will the outcome of COP28 mean in practice?
❓How realistic is the adopted course in the medium term?
❓How will oil-producing countries react?
❓What will Russia’s position be?
❓How will the current geopolitical situation affect the environmental agenda?
Participants in the discussion will try to answer these and other questions.
Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VKontakte, Telegram and Dzen.
#GlobalAlternatives #COP28 #climate #ClimateChange
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UPD: The livestream is over. The video of the discussion is available via the same link. Stay tuned!
🎥 LIVE: at 11:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), we are starting an expert discussion on the environmental agenda and the results of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai.
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LIVE: The Results of the COP28 Climate Conference in Dubai. An Expert Discussion
On January 24 at 11:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club will host an expert discussion on the environmental agenda and the results of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. More: https://valdaiclub.com/multimedia/video/the-results-of-the-cop28-climate…
🌱 2023 was a year of climate records around the world. There are risks of extreme weather conditions. By the end of this century, between a third and half of the world’s population — three to six billion people — could be pushed beyond the “livable zones”.
We created an infographic on consequences of climate change in 2023. The full infographic is available on the website.
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We created an infographic on consequences of climate change in 2023. The full infographic is available on the website.
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🏭 COP28: Towards a Just Energy Transition?
On January 24, 2024, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion on the environmental agenda and the results of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. The moderator was Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Club.
💬 Igor Makarov, head of the Department of World Economy and Head of the Laboratory for the Economics of Climate Change at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, who participated in COP28, called the issue of abandoning fossil fuels “the main drama of the conference.” The main result, in his opinion, is that it was possible to reach a compromise, called the “UAE consensus”. This compromise consists, firstly, in the fact that the parties agreed on softer language, providing for a “movement away” from fossil fuels instead of a “total rejection”. Second, a clause recognizing the role of “transition fuels” in facilitating the energy transition was added to the text of the final document. What exactly we are talking about is not explained, but traditionally such fuel means gas. Third, the final formulations mentioned a variety of channels for reducing emissions, which fully reflects the principle of technological neutrality promoted by Russia. Fourth, the final document emphasizes that the fight against climate change and the move towards carbon neutrality must be carried out in an equitable and fair manner. This would allow poorer countries to link emissions reduction targets to international aid.
💬 Yakov Kuzyakov, head of the departments of forest soil science and agro-soil science at the University of Göttingen (Germany), noted that although the transition to renewable sources will occur, there are some areas of both industry and transport where it is impossible. A completely fair solution in this area is also impossible — the economic interests of different countries are too different, and a quick and easy replacement of energy sources with alternative ones is hardly feasible. Speaking about the absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by artificial and natural ecosystems, Kuzyakov noted the importance in this process of plantations that are intensively used for timber production. Overall, he suggested that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will continue to rise in the coming decades and, accordingly, temperatures will rise.
💬 Francine Mestrum, president of the NGO Global Social Justice and member of the board of the Belgian CETRI (Centre Tricontinental), dedicated her speech to the political conflict in Western Europe between farmers protesting government climate measures that threaten their usual way of life, and the environmental movement. Far right forces that deny climate change are on the farmers’ side. Against this background, the standard policies of progressive and green parties, accustomed to calling on voters to give up their usual comfort for the sake of a better future, turn out to be ineffective. In today’s Europe, no one is ready to make sacrifices without compensation.
💬 Elena Maslova, senior researcher at the Institute of International Studies at MGIMO University under the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and senior researcher at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, raised the question of how the fight against climate change is managed. Although a kind of “green consensus” was formed in the world, claiming the status of a moral and ethical imperative, and no one doubts that climate change is an ontological threat, countries independently choose their approaches and their own paths to achieve climate neutrality. During the summit in Dubai, an attempt was made to shake this status quo and develop a unified paradigm.
https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/cop28-towards-a-just-energy-transition/
#GlobalAlternatives #COP28 #climate #ClimateChange
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On January 24, 2024, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion on the environmental agenda and the results of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. The moderator was Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Club.
💬 Igor Makarov, head of the Department of World Economy and Head of the Laboratory for the Economics of Climate Change at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, who participated in COP28, called the issue of abandoning fossil fuels “the main drama of the conference.” The main result, in his opinion, is that it was possible to reach a compromise, called the “UAE consensus”. This compromise consists, firstly, in the fact that the parties agreed on softer language, providing for a “movement away” from fossil fuels instead of a “total rejection”. Second, a clause recognizing the role of “transition fuels” in facilitating the energy transition was added to the text of the final document. What exactly we are talking about is not explained, but traditionally such fuel means gas. Third, the final formulations mentioned a variety of channels for reducing emissions, which fully reflects the principle of technological neutrality promoted by Russia. Fourth, the final document emphasizes that the fight against climate change and the move towards carbon neutrality must be carried out in an equitable and fair manner. This would allow poorer countries to link emissions reduction targets to international aid.
💬 Yakov Kuzyakov, head of the departments of forest soil science and agro-soil science at the University of Göttingen (Germany), noted that although the transition to renewable sources will occur, there are some areas of both industry and transport where it is impossible. A completely fair solution in this area is also impossible — the economic interests of different countries are too different, and a quick and easy replacement of energy sources with alternative ones is hardly feasible. Speaking about the absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by artificial and natural ecosystems, Kuzyakov noted the importance in this process of plantations that are intensively used for timber production. Overall, he suggested that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will continue to rise in the coming decades and, accordingly, temperatures will rise.
💬 Francine Mestrum, president of the NGO Global Social Justice and member of the board of the Belgian CETRI (Centre Tricontinental), dedicated her speech to the political conflict in Western Europe between farmers protesting government climate measures that threaten their usual way of life, and the environmental movement. Far right forces that deny climate change are on the farmers’ side. Against this background, the standard policies of progressive and green parties, accustomed to calling on voters to give up their usual comfort for the sake of a better future, turn out to be ineffective. In today’s Europe, no one is ready to make sacrifices without compensation.
💬 Elena Maslova, senior researcher at the Institute of International Studies at MGIMO University under the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and senior researcher at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, raised the question of how the fight against climate change is managed. Although a kind of “green consensus” was formed in the world, claiming the status of a moral and ethical imperative, and no one doubts that climate change is an ontological threat, countries independently choose their approaches and their own paths to achieve climate neutrality. During the summit in Dubai, an attempt was made to shake this status quo and develop a unified paradigm.
https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/cop28-towards-a-just-energy-transition/
#GlobalAlternatives #COP28 #climate #ClimateChange
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COP28: Towards a Just Energy Transition?
On January 24, 2024, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion on the environmental agenda and the results of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. The moderator was Oleg Barabanov, Programme Director of the Club.