The Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Federation plans to attract up to 600 billion rubles for climate projects by 2024, said the deputy Prime Minister of Russia Victoria Abramchenko during a meeting with Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin. of “green” bonds in the amount of more than 400 billion rubles.
Deputy Prime Minister reminded that by 2024 a high-precision gas monitoring system greenhouse will be created in Russia. Thanks to this, scientists will be able to give an objective assessment of the absorptive capacity of the country's ecosystems and predict climate change. Monitoring will also help prevent negative consequences of climate change for residents and the economy.
According to Abramchenko, up to 600 billion rubles can be attracted to climate projects. investment. She noted that last year the “green” bonds totaling 94 billion rubles.
Earlier, the World Meteorological Organization said that 2021 was one of the seven warmest years on record.
Scientists have also warned that failure to make progress in the fight against global warming could cause global temperatures to rise, which will negatively affect conditions for the Winter Olympics. According to researchers, rising temperatures could lead to hosting the Winter Olympics from 2080 from the only Japanese city Nagano can replace the former host cities