Russia to restrict emissions to 25 per cent : Medvedev
Moscow | Monday, Dec 14 2009 IST
 

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today said his country will restrict its greenhouse gas emissions to 25 per cent of 1990 levels by 2020.

President Medvedev wrote on his blog that Russia could keep 30 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere each year by enhancing its energy and environmental efficiency through economic modernization based on energy-saving technology and the development of renewable energy sources.

''We plan to raise the energy efficiency of the Russian economy by 40 per cent by 2020. The share of nuclear energy will be increased by 25 per cent by 2030,'' he said.

Russia's emissions in 2006 were assessed at 34 per cent below 1990 levels after the economic contraction of the early 1990s, so Medvedev's commitment would allow Russia to increase its emissions on current volumes.

Mr Medvedev also urged concerted action on the part of the world's largest economies and greenhouse gas emitters, such as the United States, China, India, Russia, and Brazil, ''to make the necessary commitments and honour them rigorously.'' He said, however, that a differentiated approach should be used to formulate requirements for developed and developing nations.

''It is important that they (the requirements) do not run counter to the economic potential and, most importantly, development priorities of each nation,'' he said.

Mr Medvedev confirmed he would attend the UN conference on climate change underway in Copenhagen later this week ''to contribute to the adoption of decisions that would unite the efforts of all countries.''

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