I was surprised by the agreement between America and China on reducing coal consumption

Political stories..events and pictures..Russia is considering reviewing its plans for coal..and imposing a carbon tax

  • Pollution in Moscow spoiled the kind of air people breathe.

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Russia is considering lowering its ambitious coal production goals over the next decade, and is considering a carbon tax or other measures in the wake of agreements struck by major international powers at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26), Bloomberg News first reported. from yesterday.

If approved, these prospective steps could amount to a major change in climate policy for Moscow, which is one of the world's largest hydrocarbon producers.

Officials in Moscow were surprised by the agreement announced between America and China, which would reduce coal consumption in China.

China is a market the Kremlin depends on for Russia's development plans, according to two officials briefed on the situation.

The government also plans to start talks with business owners on the sidelines of carbon legislation, which could result in a tax, according to officials.

It should be noted that the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment identified in September 2019 a total of 22 cities, which recorded the highest levels of air pollution in the country during 2018. The ministry stated, in a statement, that “the list of cities that experienced the highest levels of pollution in 2018 includes 5.1 Millions of people.

She explained that the cities concerned with these levels are Abakan, Angarsk, Barnaul, Bratsk Winter, Irkutsk, Esktim, Krasnoyarsk, Kyzyl, Lesosibirsk, Minusinsk, Novokuznetsk, Norilsk, Petrovsk-Zapikalsky, Svirsk, Usikorsk, Chita and Chile.

The Russian Ministry also indicated that all the cities on the list are located in the Asian part of the country, and include industrial areas, such as aluminum and chemical industries, oil, wood and paper industry, adding that fuel emissions are the main cause of air pollution in five cities.

• If approved, the prospective steps could amount to a major change in the climate policy pursued by Moscow, which is one of the world's largest hydrocarbon producers.

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