Klimat : : Russia in the Age of Climate Change / / Thane Gustafson.

A discerning analysis of the future effects of climate change on Russia, the major power most dependent on the fossil fuel economy. Russia will be one of the countries most affected by climate change. No major power is more economically dependent on the export of hydrocarbons; at the same time, two-...

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • A note on transliteration
  • Introduction: Climate Change and Its Implications for Russia
  • 1 The Politics of Climate Change in Russia
  • 2 The Twilight of Russian Oil?
  • 3 Can Natural Gas Replace Oil?
  • 4 Russia’s Coal Dilemma
  • 5 Renewables: A Slow Start
  • 6 The Revival of Russian Nuclear Power
  • 7 Russia’s Agricultural Renaissance
  • 8 A Tale of Two Arctics
  • 9 Metals
  • Conclusion: The Reckoning Ahead
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index