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Application of the Polluter-pays Principle in Russian Legislation on Climate Change: Problems and Prospects

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Alena V. Kodolova Saint Petersburg Scientific Research Centre for Ecological Safety, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Alena_Kodolova@mail.ru

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Alexander M. Solntsev Department of International Law, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia, Solntsev-am@rudn.ru

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The Russian Federation is the fourth largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions in the world. The article is a study of how these emissions are monitored in Russia. In the framework of the polluter-pays principle (ppp), the current Russian legislation on pollutants provides for payment only for methane emissions. No payments are established for any of the other greenhouse gases. The authors conclude that, at present, Russian legislation does not regulate action against climate change, although many political and legal documents are being adopted aimed at adapting to the effects of climate change. A draft statute “On State Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Absorption and on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation” is analysed. Despite the fact that this draft law is strongly opposed by the affected industries, the authors conclude that the adoption of this law and the creation of a targeted national climate fund will contribute to the implementation of the ppp in Russia for the purpose of combating climate change.

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