Russia plans to increase emissions 30 percent by 2020
A Russian plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 10-15 percent from 1990 levels implies they will grow from 2.2 billion tons in 2007 to 3 billion tons in 2020
Michael von Bülow | COP15 Copenhagen | 22/06/2009 09:50
Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev announced an emissions target plan on Friday that will increase Russian greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent by 2020.
The scheme would reduce emissions by 10-15 percent from levels in 1990 when Russia was still part of the Soviet Union and its emissions were far higher than today due to heavy industry.
The announcement angered environmentalists, and the target is also likely to fall short of expectations from developing countries.
"It's not enough, it's very low," said Alexey Kokorin, the Russia spokesman for environmental protection group WWF.
The plan implies Russia will emit some 3 billion tons of greenhouse gas in 2020 compared with 2.2 billion tons in 2007.
"We will not cut off our development potential," Dmitry Medvedev commented.
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