...According to our latest estimates, (click here) Russia’s currently implemented policies will lead to emissions of 2.6 GtCO2e in 2020 and 2.7GtCO2e in 2030 (both excluding LULUCF - Land use, land-use change, and forestry), which is 4% and 11% above 2015 emissions levels, respectively. This represents a decrease in emissions from 1990 levels of 28% in 2020 and 23% in 2030, all below the INDC targets, which allow emissions to grow 8–27% above 2015 levels by 2020 and 18–25% by 2030.
A first step towards contributing to the Paris Agreement’s goals would be to speed up the national process for ratification of the Agreement and present a 2030 target which sets out actual emissions reductions beyond the current policy scenario. This would not only be more credible from an international perspective but would also help to align national policy developments with the long-term emission reductions needed to avoid dangerous levels of climate change.
