Greenhouse gas emissions by Russia

Greenhouse gas emissions by Russia are the 4th largest in the world and derive mostly from fossil fuels. Russia emits about 1600 megatonnes (Mt) CO2eq of greenhouse gases each year;[1] about 5% of world emissions[2] and about 11 tons per person. Cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and therefore air pollution in Russia, would have health benefits greater than the cost.[3]

This article is about gas emissions from Russia which contribute to global warming, and their mitigation. For the effects of global warming and adaptation to it, see Climate change in Russia.
Reftinskaya GRES: the largest coal-fired power station in Russia

Greenhouse gas sources
Since 2000, rising CO
2 emissions in China and the rest of world have eclipsed the output of the United States and Europe.[4]
Per person, the United States generates carbon dioxide at a far faster rate than other primary regions.[4]

2155 Mt of CO
2 was emitted in 2017 but 578 Mt was reabsorbed by land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF).[1]

Russia must submit its inventory of 2018 emissions to the UNFCCC by 15 April 2020, and so on for each calendar year.[5]

In 2017, Russia emitted 11.32 tons of CO2 per person.[6]

Energy

In 2017 Russia's energy sector, which under IPCC guidelines includes fuel for transport, emitted almost 80% of the country's greenhouse gases.[1] Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU) emitted over 10%. The largest emitters are energy industries—mainly electricity generation—followed by fugitive emissions from fuels, and then transport.[1]

Energy from fossil fuels
See also: Energy policy of Russia, Coal in Russia, and Electricity sector in Russia

Most emissions are from the energy sector burning fossil fuels.

According to the Russian Science Foundation in 2019, the natural influx of greenhouse gases from terrestrial ecosystems in Russia constantly changes. Measuring these influxes had shown that greenhouses gases into the atmosphere in short time intervals is contributing to the deceleration of warming in Russia. This is attributed to the fact that the effect of temperature growth deceleration, due to absorption of CO2 by the terrestrial ecosystems from the atmosphere, is stronger than the effect of warming acceleration caused by the emission of CH4 into the atmosphere.

The effect of terrestrial ecosystems contributing to the deceleration of global warming in the Russian regions grows in the first half of the 21st century and decreases by the end of the century upon reaching the maximum, depending on the scenario of anthropogenic emissions, under all studied scenarios of anthropogenic impacts resulting from the growth in natural emissions of CH4 and the decrease in CO2 absorption by the terrestrial ecosystems. In accordance with the results obtained, under the scenarios of anthropogenic emissions considered, the natural emissions from the Russian regions will also accelerate climate warming on the short time horizons under the climate conditions of the second half of the 21st century.

Gas fired power stations

Gas fired power stations are a major source.[7]

Agriculture

In 2017, agriculture emitted 6% of Russia's greenhouse gases.[1]

Waste

In 2017, waste emitted 4% of the country's greenhouse gases.[1]

Land

Russian challenges for forests include control of illegal logging,[8] corruption, forest fires and land use.

As well as trees burning peat burning in wildfires emits carbon.[9]

Planning and forecasts

International comparison of mitigation targets

Climate action tracker found Russian to be "critical insufficient" .[10]

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing absorption (climate change mitigation)

Energy

In 2020, Russia released a draft long-term strategy, to reduce CO2 emissions by 33% by 2030 compared to 1990. It did not plan to reach net-zero until as late as 2100.[11]

Economics

As Russia has no carbon tax or emissions trading[12] it could be vulnerable to future carbon tariffs imposed by the EU,[13][14] or other export partners.[15]

Carbon sinks

Carbon sinks, which in Russia consist mainly of forests, offset about a quarter of national emissions in 2017.[1]

Economics

Politics

Russia is party to international agreements on climate change. In September 2019, Russia announced that it will implement the 2015 Paris Agreement to fight climate change.[16] Russia ratified the Kyoto protocol in November 2009.[17] It came in force on 16 February 2010. This agreement did not cause emission cuts for Russia due to an earlier drop in emissions compared to year 1990 for other reasons, mainly a significant drop in economic growth. Six G8 countries would have been ready for the agreement to "at least halve global CO
2 emissions by 2050" in 2007. Russia and the United States did not agree.[18]

Access to data

Data is scarce and out of date.[19]

See also

Notes

    References
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    18. UNEP Year Book2008, An Overview of Our Changing Environment Archived 1 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations Environment Programme 2008 pages 2
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