Klimat : Russia in the age of climate change / / Thane Gustafson

• Autore: Gustafson Thane
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; ; London : , : Harvard University Press, , 2021
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: [xvii], 312 pages
• Disciplina: 363.738740947
• Soggetto topico: climate change; fossil fuel; renewable energy; government policy; Russia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: The implications of climate change for Russia -- The politics of climate change in Russia -- The twilight of Russian oil? -- Natural gas and LNG: Russia's bridge fuels -- Russia's coal dilemma -- Renewables: a slow start -- Russia's agricultural renaissance -- The revival of Russian nuclear power -- A tale of two Arctics -- Metals -- Conclusion: The reckoning ahead.
• Sommario/riassunto: "No major economy is more dependent on fossil fuel exports than Russia, yet it is unprepared for the global transition away from hydrocarbons. Thane Gustafson shows that as Russia's income shrinks, its economy will stagnate, even as global warming imposes growing costs on society. By mid-century its power will fade, reordering global politics"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Klimat
• ISBN: 0-674-26987-X; 0-674-26986-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910554282603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II