Role of low-carbon technologies in lowering industrial energy intensity in Russia: methodological approach and projection

Abstract:Relevance. Long-term energy demand projection has been for years an essential task facing researchers. The complexity involved in making such projection is due to the ever-growing uncertainty and variability of the factors and trends shaping this demand. The present study is a relevant contribution to the literature because it addresses Russia transition to a low-carbon development…

Climate change and soil happiness in Leningrad region

Russia has a lot of soil. Russian scientists have been investigating it for centuries and pointeered soil science through researchers such as Dokuchaev, Dokuchaeva, Glazoskaya, Glinka and others. Large soil data projects managed by land institutes e.g. GIZPROZEMs have since been updated using satellite data. Current researchers conducted an agroecological assessment. They investigated land suitable…