The Arctic regions of the Russian Federation have improved their performance in the National Environmental Rating for the second time in a row, TASS reported citing the Green Patrol public organization.
“Among the Arctic regions, the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, the Arkhangelsk Region and the Republic of Karelia have increased their positions in the ranking. Large-scale environmental campaigns, educational lectures, scientific research and the launch of energy infrastructure facilities took place in the regions,” noted Anastasia Faterina, head of the organization’s environmental initiatives department.
“We consider the launch of the Sulfur Program in Norilsk to be the key environmental event of last autumn. There has never been such a large-scale, expensive and efficient project in the history of environmental modernization in our country. At the Nadezhda plant alone, Norilsk Nickel plans to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions by 400,000 tons. And in the near future, up to a million tons of this gas will be converted into inert gypsum,” said Andrei Nagibin, head of the Green Patrol and leader of Russia's Green political party.
Theodor Lisovoy, Editor in Chief of the European bureau, Rough&Polished
