Russia comes in from cold on climate, launches forest plan

“By aiming to construct a carbon-neutral economic system by no later than 2060, Russia is relying, amongst different issues, on the distinctive useful resource of forest ecosystems accessible to us, and their vital capability to soak up carbon dioxide and produce oxygen,” Putin mentioned in a video handle Nov. 2 to the U.N. local weather summit in Glasgow, Scotland. “In spite of everything, our nation accounts for round 20% of the world’s forestland.”