MOSCOW, August 22 Russia is ready to work together to promote more balanced approaches to climate issues in the international arena, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his address to the participants of the BRICS business forum.
Among the priority areas of interaction, Putin named the coordination of the approaches of the BRICS participants on the subject of supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, assistance in administrative and tax regulation, digitalization, e-commerce, and participation in value chains.
“It is no less important to continue developing cooperation within the BRICS framework in the field of decarbonizing the economy, reducing the anthropogenic impact on nature, and adapting to climate change. Russia is ready to work together to promote more balanced approaches to climate issues in the international arena,” he said.< br />Putin added that Russia is implementing a national low-carbon development strategy.
“We plan to achieve carbon neutrality of the Russian economy no later than 2060, including through the introduction of technological innovations, modernization of infrastructure for access to affordable and clean energy, conservation of ecosystems on land and sea, and we proceed from the fact that a variety of technologies can contribute to the achievement of climate goals, including those that have long been used, such as nuclear generation, hydropower, gas motor fuel,» he said.< br />