Global Sustainability

January 2020 marks 200 years since Russian sailors discovered Antarctica. What secrets are buried deep below the continent, and why its ice shield is of such interest to scientists studying climate change processes?

According to the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the average depth of oil refining in Russia has reached 84% – much less than in post-industrial countries.

Anatoly Chubais, ex-head of RUSNANO, made a new statement concerning the future of hydrogen, the lightest chemical element.

This year, five new research centres have been created at Russia’s oldest higher technical education institution.

The samples of bottom deposits from the Okkervil river ”suggest an ecological disaster”.

It is extremely undesirable to burn them as ordinary firewood since it is dangerous for the environment and for the health of those who get into the area where the products of combustion spread.

The cost of coal in Europe passed the mark of $120 per ton, and in Asia - $130. Such high prices have not been recorded on the stock exchanges for about ten years, and experts warn: this is not the limit. The demand for the resource will continue to grow, and if the specialized companies do not increase the level of production, then the quotes will be doomed to further growth. Forpost decided to find out how the current situation correlates with the struggle for environmental protection and whether it will raise the head of the industry, which only recently was predicted to die soon.

RZD, alongside Mining University, are working together to implement a technology for managing wastewater residuals.

People in Russia are generally irritated at seeing fuel prices rising. There is a reason: we have a plethora of hydrocarbons, and we have learnt how to extract them on an industrial scale back in the Soviet times.

Politicians, scientists, and business representatives from our country and Germany, who spoke at the opening ceremony, spoke in favor of the development of partnership, despite the U.S. sanctions.