Written by Reuters on May 14, 2021. Posted in Latest news
Russia Rejects Calls To Tighten CO2 Emissions Targets: ‘Unreasonable’
putin gas pipelineRussia’s climate envoy described a recent global trend towards ambitious new targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as an “unreasonable race”, saying Moscow would focus on the commitments it has made so far.
In written responses to questions from Reuters, Ruslan Edelgeriyev also criticized proposals by the European Union to impose carbon taxes on imports, which he characterized as unfairly benefiting a small number of countries.
“Setting new targets every year for a few percent of additional emissions reductions not only raises questions about feasibility but also pushes the whole world into an unreasonable race for numbers, diverting attention from the need for concrete results,” Edelgeriyev said.
“We adhere to all our commitments and advocate for maintaining this fragile consensus.”
https://climatechangedispatch.com/russia-rejects-calls-to-tighten-co2-emissions-targets-unreasonable/
