The first version of the concept of the system of climate projects in Russia appeared

Today, the White House has released the first draft of a document on the concept of climate projects in Russia. It is currently

is only descriptive in nature. The Ministry of Economy has three months to prepare a draft "road map" for its implementation together with other departments and the Bank of Russia.

The document itself describes approaches to the implementation of projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or increase the absorption capacity of ecosystems by companies in Russia.

The main effect should be brought by “creating conditionsto attract green investments and reduce the carbon footprint of products." This is possible only under the conditions of developing national standards for climate projects, as well as creating their national registry. In addition, a Russian registry of carbon units is needed, that is, a limit on emissions that can be used or sold; the registry will record transactions with them. The Ministry of Economy notes that the concept is "synchronized with the draft law on state regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and the Paris Agreement (PA)." The Ministry expressed hope that the Russian system "can be linked to the PA mechanisms and other national and international registries of carbon units."

As a reminder, in 2015 a new globalthe climate treaty is the Paris Agreement, the economic mechanisms of which are still being developed. At the moment, regional schemes are working in the countries of the European Union, in some provinces of China, as well as in a number of states in the USA and Canada. The main focus is on the quota system and carbon market performance.

The experts interviewed generally welcomedevelopment of the document. And yet, in the opinion of representatives of the RSPP business association, national standards must fully comply with international ones. Sergey Sementsov, head of the Green Economy Department of the Institute for Research and Expertise of Vnesheconombank, supports the concept - it will give “incentives for domestic business to implement projects that will reduce CO2 emissions”.

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