Russia’s Non-Western Climate Coalition: Genuine Consensus or Just Hot Air?

Russia's climate policy is characterized by a 'hydrocarbon culture' that prioritizes fossil fuel exports over mitigation. While the country has implemented domestic regulations and a pilot emissions trading scheme, there is uncertainty regarding actual greenhouse gas emission reductions. Russia intends to meet its 2060 carbon neutrality target by recalculating forest carbon absorption to offset emissions. Furthermore, the war in Ukraine and subsequent Western sanctions have severed climate diplomacy with the West, exacerbating Russian climate obstructionism.

• Russia's climate policy prioritizes the maintenance of its 'hydrocarbon culture' and fossil fuel export dependence over actual mitigation actions, viewing the global shift toward low-carbon economies as a threat to its exporting industries.
• Despite establishing domestic climate project regulations and a pilot regional emissions trading scheme (ETS), it is uncertain if these measures have resulted in any reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
• Russia intends to reach its 2060 carbon neutrality goal by using a new methodology to increase the estimated carbon absorption of its forest sinks to offset domestic GHG emissions.
• The conflict in Ukraine and resulting Western sanctions have broken climate diplomacy between Russia and Western nations, leading to increased climate obstructionism by Russia.

APA

Korppoo, A. (2025). Russia’s Non-Western Climate Coalition: Genuine Consensus or Just Hot Air? Climate Social Science Network. https://cssn.org/russias-non-western-climate-coalition-genuine-consensus-or-just-hot-air/

Chicago

Korppoo, Anna. Russia’s Non-Western Climate Coalition: Genuine Consensus or Just Hot Air? Climate Social Science Network, 2025. https://cssn.org/russias-non-western-climate-coalition-genuine-consensus-or-just-hot-air/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{korppoo2025russias, author = {Korppoo, Anna}, title = {{Russia’s Non-Western Climate Coalition: Genuine Consensus or Just Hot Air?}}, institution = {Climate Social Science Network}, year = {2025}, month = jun, url = {https://cssn.org/russias-non-western-climate-coalition-genuine-consensus-or-just-hot-air/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }