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The article describes the approaches to development of an effective regulatory mechanism to manage carbon intensity of Russian resource-intensive industries. The authors focus their attention on the ferrous metallurgy industry as the top emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) and the second-largest consumer of energy among Russian industrial sectors. Resource consumption wise this sector is well-studies and regulated by the Best Available Techniques (BAT). Establishing the interrelation between carbon intensity indicat...

Being an inland city, Moscow is anyway vulnerable to extreme weather, in the form of heatwaves and very cold weather, storm and heavy rains. Without action, further climate change, MoscowпїЅs population growth, and other challenges will increase the risk of severe impacts. Preparing for extreme weather and further climate change is about managing risks and increasing our city resilience to them пїЅ it is therefore as much about the economy, quality of life and social equality, as about the environment. Moscow star...