Apparently the level of pollution is six times higher than it should be in the Arctic! Now Prime Minister Putin calls for a major clean-up of the area.
He explained that this scrapheap in the ecologically sensitive area is the result of the reduction of military cooperation since the collapse of the Soviet Union. 40,000 to [...]

The Russian Ministry of Energy is focusing on developing and adopting additional renewable energy regulations in order to accelerate the further development of the renewable energy sector.
“It is true that we are the world’s leading nation in terms of energy resources. This does not mean, however, that we should consume these resources irresponsibly.” said President [...]

On January 8th the Russian government released a decree announcing their priorities for improving energy efficiency in the power sector. The decree states official targets for the generation of power from renewable energy sources until 2020. The target is 4.5% from RE by 2020 excluding large hydro, and 20% by 2020 with large hydro.
The decree [...]