RSEU Conference “Climate, Energy, and Resources – Solutions for the Future”, 7-8th November 2019

Each year NGOs and scientific experts meet to discuss environmental hot topics. This November 115 people from 29 Russian regions and foreign guests took part in annual conference.

The first day of conference discussed the global issue of climate change and possible ways to avoid the crisis. Also, recently waste management topic became one of the most challenging issues for Russia, thus the whole day of event was devoted to this topic.

“Climate and Energy” session presentations (available in Russian or English):

• New in national and international climate actions in the context of Paris Agreement. Alexey Kokorin, WWF, Moscow
• Low carbon development and deep decarbonization of Russia’ economy to 2050: opportunities, barriers and prospects. Georgy Safonov, Center of economy of environment and nature resources of HSE, Moscow
• NGO vision of urgent measures to prevent climate catastrophe. Vladimir Chuprov, Vasily Yablokov, Greenpeace, Moscow
• Sustainable Development Goal №7 in Russian energy sector in the context of Paris Agreement. Tatiana Lanshina, «Goal Number Seven», Moscow
• National and local climate action plans in Finland. Karlina Ozolina, Eco-energy/Finnish Society for Nature Conservation, Finland
• Climate action plan as an opportunity for local sustainable developmentю Olga Senova, Russian Social-Ecological Union, St. Petersburg
• Environmental consequences in Russia caused with import of spent nuclear fuel from Russian nuclear projects abroad. Andrey Talevlin, For Nature/RSEU, Chelyabinsk
• Why atomic energy cannot be a solution to the climate problem. Andrey Ozharovsky, BEZRAO/RSEU, Moscow
• Problems of rural residents in connection with climate change. Antonina Kulyasova, Regional Network for Sustainable Village Development, Arkhangelsk

“Waste & Resources” session presentations (available in Russian or English):

• Reform of waste management in Russia and opportunities for public participation. Alexander Veselov, Union of ecologists of Bashkortostan/RSEU, Ufa
• Experience of separate communal waste collection on municipal level. Vladimir Konov, Head of environmental protection department, Rybinsk municipality, Yaroslavskaya oblast
• NGO vision of waste management reform in Russia and food waste. Tatiana Nagorskaya, RazDelny Sbor, St. Petersburg
• Waste management in Germany. Benedikt Jacobs, BUND, Berlin, Germany
• Waste incineration is not a solution. Sustainable alternatives. Viktoria Kopeikina, EcoLogica, Moscow
• Export of waste from big cities to regions. General situation and legal aspects. Alexey Kiselev, Greenpeace, Moscow
• Plastic waste and microplastics – challenges and solutions. Elizaveta Merinova, Friends of the Baltic/RSEU Climate Secretariat, St. Petersburg
• World practices to limit single-use plastic, experience in cooperation with business. Dmitry Nesterov, Greenpeace, Moscow
• Save utilization of communal waste – how to deal with communal waste problem in Russia. Alexander Fedorov, RSEU, Moscow oblast
• How waste reform is running. Nikolay Ostrovsky, Kirovskaya oblast
• Technology and cases for mass public awareness raising on responsible waste management. Anna Kudasheva, EKA movement, Moscow
• Waste export to Arkhangelsk region and reaction of people. Anastasia Kochneva/Nadezhda Inieva, Movement 42, Arkhangelsk
• Situation in Komi Republic. Ivan Ivanov, eco-activist, Komi
• Problems with waste reform implementation in Vologodskaya oblast. Eugeny Domozhirov, Vologda
• Public environmental impact assessment of incineration plants, interaction with state institutions. Results of protest campaign – example of Kazan incineration plants project. Network of Dioxin monitoring. Albert Garapov, Tatarstan Anti-Nuclear Society/RSEU, Kazan
• NGO vision of waste management in Murmansk region. Yuri Ivanov, KEC, Apatity
• Situation in Kostromskaya oblast. Valentina Yamschikova, movement «Vo imya zhizni», Kostroma
• Situation in Karelia. Andrey Kozlovitch, NGO Ariston, Segezha, Karelia

The conference adopted a Statement of Russian non-governmental organizations to the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) which will be held in Madrid this December. Also RSEU position on municipal solid waste management was adopted.

More photos from RSEU Climate Secretariat.

From Andrei Belomoin, regional youth environmental movement “Third planet from the sun”: https://cloud.mail.ru/public/2tva/2gj2Fxn1c