Committee: United Nations General Assembly

Agenda: Planning new age approaches to

dealing with refugee displacement as a result
of climate change.
Country: Russian Federation

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather

patterns. These shifts may be natural, such as through variations in the
solar cycle. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main
driver of climate change, primarily due to burning fossil fuels like coal, oil
and gas. And emissions continue to rise. As a result, the Earth is now
about 1.1°C warmerthan it was in the late 1800s. The last decade
(2011-2020) was the warmest on record. Many people think climate
change mainly means warmer temperatures. But temperature rise is only
the beginning of the story. Because the Earth is a system, where
everything is connected, changes in one area can influence changes in
all others.
Russian government has promised to reach its net zero GHG emissions
target for 2060 in COP26 meet. The government believes that by 2050
forests would take up twice as much carbon as they do today, which
means that all other emissions do not really have to reach zero, but only
need to be cut by in half to reach the overall net zero target. In 2021,
Russia adopted its law aimed at limiting greenhouse gas emissions,
having gutted it of all measures that would have resulted in substantive
emissions reductions. The Energy Strategy to 2035, adopted in 2021,
focuses almost exclusively on promoting fossil fuel extraction,
consumption, and exports to the rest of the world. Such a strong focus
on increasing reliance on fossil fuel revenues poses a considerable
economic risk in a future compatible with the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C
temperature limit. In the transport sector, Russia has taken steps to
promote the production and purchase of EVs. As part of its Transport
Strategy Until 2030, Russia has also proposed measures to reduce
transport emissions through low-carbon infrastructure and alternative
fuels.