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Klimat : Russia in the age of climate change / Thane Gustafson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gustafson, Thane, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatic changes--Russia (Federation).
- Climatic changes.
- Climatic changes--Government policy--Russia (Federation).
- Fossil fuels--Russia (Federation).
- Fossil fuels.
- Renewable energy sources--Russia (Federation).
- Renewable energy sources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (312 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : Harvard University Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- "No major economy is more dependent on fossil fuel exports than Russia, yet it is unprepared for the global transition away from hydrocarbons. Thane Gustafson shows that as Russia's income shrinks, its economy will stagnate, even as global warming imposes growing costs on society. By mid-century its power will fade, reordering global politics"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The implications of climate change for Russia
- The politics of climate change in Russia
- The twilight of Russian oil?
- Natural gas and LNG: Russia's bridge fuels
- Russia's coal dilemma
- Renewables: a slow start
- Russia's agricultural renaissance
- The revival of Russian nuclear power
- A tale of two Arctics
- Metals
- Conclusion: The reckoning ahead.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780674269866
- 0674269861
- OCLC:
- 1272989950
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