MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he wanted Russia’s total net greenhouse gas emissions to be less than the European Union‘s over the next 30 years, a goal he described as tough but achievable.
Russia is the world’s fourth largest greenhouse gas emitter. Putin is set to deliver a speech at an online climate change summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday.
“Over the next 30 years, accumulated net greenhouse gas emissions in Russia must be lower than in the European Union,” Putin told top officials and lawmakers at his annual state-of-the-nation speech.
