Norilsk Nickel will restore the fish population and will open a fish farm in northern Krasnoyarsk Region following the fuel spill at Norilsk’s thermal power plant in May, the company wrote on its Telegram channel, TASS informs.
"Nornickel will support fishing companies in the accident’s area: the money will be...
Russia is discussing the transition to green technologies at different international forums, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said on Friday in an online interview with TASS First Deputy Director-General Mikhail Gusman.
"Activities we are currently implementing in terms of emissions are a pressing topic," Vershinin said.
"You can figure out...
The first sunrise of the year dawned upon residents of Murmansk in Russia's Arctic as the 40-day-long polar night finally came to an end — if only for a brief 45 minutes, The Moscow Times reported.
On Jan. 11, residents of Murmansk, the world's largest city above the Arctic Circle,...
Environmental global problems should not limit the economies of individual countries, and therefore, the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) can create their own bank of climate data and digital initiatives, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting of the leaders of the organization.
“Therefore, we propose...
According to Kommersant sources, Aeroflot and Gazprom Neft want to sign an agreement on the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at the Eastern Economic Forum (to be held in Vladivostok on September 2–4). The businesses did not respond to requests for comment.
Because of its origin, SAF is regarded...
Russian food retailer X5 Group has teamed up with Coca-Cola to test “reverse vending machines” in its Pyaterochka stores in Moscow, Cre.ru reports.
The retailer aims to use the initiative to collect and recycle used plastic bottles and aluminium beverage cans. The vending machines will dispense a 15% discount coupon,...
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree on endorsing an anti-tobacco concept aimed at reducing the number of smokers among Russian adults to 21% by 2035, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports.
Russia’s Health Ministry together with respective federal bodies of executive power will draw up a plan in the coming...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the initiative to broaden the practice of ‘green corridors’ to promote the movement of goods in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) amid the coronavirus pandemic, RIA Novosti reports.
"For import to the EAEU territory of socially important goods, food, drugs, medical equipment and individual protective gear...
Pressure is mounting on Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel over an Arctic oil spill that has wiped about 17% off its share price, left it with a hefty compensation bill and exposed it to accusations of covering up the full extent of the damage, Reuters reported.
Nornickel, as it is...
Russia's Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Friday reported eruptive activities of the Karymsky volcano located in the country's Kamchatka Territory, including a 3.7-mile ash column, Sputnik reported.
"A moderate eruptive activity of the volcano continues. According to satellite data by KVERT, explosions sent ash up to 6 km ...
