... the pre-industrial era (1850-1900) reached 1.1 degrees Celsius. However, climate change mitigation measures currently pledged by nations are insufficient to maintain the rise in the global temperature within the limits set by the 2015 Paris Agreement.
BRICS countries play a crucial role in global climate policy. Even before its expansion, the association accounted for just under half of global carbon dioxide emissions (~47%). With the addition of Egypt, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Ethiopia in 2024,...
... leader in the number of simultaneously executed nuclear reactor construction projects. The company also controls around 20% of the global market for enriched materials for NPP fuel supply. Important forms of promoting Russian nuclear technologies in the energy markets of the Global South include the participation of Russian entities in international organizations such as the IAEA. New platforms for international cooperation include BRICS and BRICS+ formats—in particular, the
establishment
of a nuclear platform within the group. Russia traditionally holds a strong position in training personnel for the nuclear power sector in the region.
The development and introduction of new ...
... important area is in professional training, particularly in in transport policy and various aspects of transportation and logistics. BRICS University needs to formulate special programs for bachelor’s, master’s and PhD candidates. Additionally, short courses ... ... is the lack of investment by Indian petroleum companies in Arctic projects such as Arctic LNG 2 and Rosneft. From a long-term energy security perspective, investment appears to be logical and rational. However, this also creates a geopolitical risk due ...
... construction, production of renewable energy equipment, modernization of fossil fuel-fired power generation capacity, etc. It is still premature to say whether there’s been an unambiguous political choice of the BRICS member states in favor of green energy.
Currently, BRICS comprises countries with opposite strategic orientations in the field of energy. Importing countries such as China, India, South Africa, Ethiopia and Egypt are interested in reducing their dependence on foreign energy supplies, while Russia, Saudi ...
RIAC, Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Institute of International Studies at Fudan University Report #87 / 2023
RIAC, Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Institute of International Studies at Fudan University Report #87 / 2023
The ninth annual report “Russian-Chinese Dialogue: The 2023 Model” analyzes Russia–China relations from the second and fourth quarters of 2022 to the first quarter of 2023. During this...
... approach to building relations if they want to take their partnership to the next level.
The BRICS Summit took place in Goa on October 15–16 and reaffirmed yet again the close partner ties enjoyed by Russia and India. In keeping with tradition, the BRICS platform was chosen as the venue for preliminary agreements and contracts on military and technical cooperation and energy to be signed. However, despite the impressive set of documents signed in Goa, it would seem that cooperation between Moscow and New Delhi has lost its former dynamism and, in terms of size and import, is far from the declared “Strategic Partnership” ...
