In late March, announced the Ministry of Economic Development of long-term development of the draft Strategy to Russia 2050 years in view of the low level of greenhouse gas emission. The document placed on the official website of the Ministry and sent for approval to the federal bodies of executive power.
If we compare with the Soviet Union
Accessibility project has attracted the attention of the Western media. They quickly found, that the document provides for growth to 2030 year of emissions on 30% compared with 2017 year. At first sight, This approach is contrary to global trends and should cause a sharp reaction of the West.
So, basically, it happened. Environmental activists were quick to accuse Russia of, she (Environmentalists saw this alleged document) "I do not intend to carry out their duties to curb climate change". evaluation, as we have become accustomed to dealing with many ekoaktivistami, - noisy and superficial.
Responsible experts quite favorably responded to the project, more than three years developing in the bowels of Economic Development. Finnish newspaper Yle, eg, He assessed the Russian strategy as a realistic.
"Russia, finally, - wrote Yle, - formed a realistic view of their potential to prevent global warming ". The thing is, that the volume of emissions Russia ranked fifth in the world after China, U.S.A, The European Union and India. Hence the increased attention to us and special demands.
Finnish newspaper rightly draws attention to another factor. Now the volume of Russian emissions, taking into account absorption by forests became about 50% less, than it was in the Soviet Union.
In the 2020s emissions will increase. Because, as noted in the draft, the country's economy is growing, and the ability of forests to absorb carbon dioxide is reduced due to illegal logging, forest fires and aging.
Nevertheless, already in this decade at the expense of renewable energy, use of nuclear energy, reducing deforestation and increasing the protected areas will take effect compensating factors.
They will continue to grow, which will lead to a sharp decline in Russian emissions after 2030 of the year. Here's how it's spelled out in the project. Baseline uglerodoomkost Russian GDP will decrease from the current level to 2030 year 9% and 48% - to 2050 year. Russia will reach carbon neutrality in the second half 21 century, closer to its end.
Clean air over Russian cities
The other day on TV Russia passed the story on, Krasnoyarsk heating plant as blowing chimney, to put in its place a new, with filters, catching up 97% emissions. So implemented the national project "Ecology", adopted for the period 2019-2024 years.
An important part of it was the program "Clean Air". It concerns the standards of environmental well-being in the large industrial centers of the country. First of all, in cities, experiencing serious problems with air pollution.
Their project twelve - Bratsk, Krasnoyarsk, Lipetsk, Magnitogorsk, Mednogorsk, Nizhny Tagil, Novokuznetsk, Norilsk, Omsk, Chelyabinsk, Cherepovets and Chita. This city, which periodically appears the notorious regime of "black sky".
The program provides up to the end 2021 year to reduce the total volume of the industrial centers of the country's emissions to 5%, and by the end 2024 year - 22%. For these purposes will be spent over half a trillion rubles.
What is being done and will be done for this? Here are some examples. Last year, the Novolipetsk Steel has commissioned a complex of capture and processing of chemical products of coke production. As a result, emissions of pollutants decreased 2 fold.
On the Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant for the first time in the steel industry we have put into operation a stationary post of the automated control of air pollution in the area of residential development. "Nickel" started construction units for utilization of sulfur dioxide. This will allow a 75 to 90% raise the rate of catching in the Norilsk industrial region.
The company "Rusal" reduced the amount of emissions at the Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Plant in the last ten years 21%, at the Novokuznetsk aluminum smelter - on 43%. NTMK upgraded order 20 dirty industries, replacing them with modern.
Similar examples can be found in all industries and regions. In accordance with the national project "Ecology" Active work is developed from five directions: "Technology", «Biodiversity», «Water», "Air", "Waste".
Now, all this work will be integrated. As told Reuters, Deputy Economic Development Minister Mikhail Rasstrigin: "This is the first attempt of the Russian government to formulate a strategy for the implementation of climate requirements 2050 year ". She was realistic. So appreciated the Ministry of Economic Development project our Finnish neighbors.
