Ecological and Legal Content of the EU Climate Agenda: Conclusions for Russia

The UN World Climate Summit, held in Glasgow (Scotland) in the period from October 31 to November 12, 2021, intensified the discussion of the climate agenda to the limit both in scientific, economic, political, expert communities and in the media. The results of the summit turned out to be far from planned and expected. It was possible to reach a consensus on the «fossil fuel» (coal) and the need not only to reduce its production and use, but also to stop within 10–20 years, on the role of forests in carbon uptake, limiting methane emissions. In general, all countries were united in the fact that the climate threat exists and urgent measures are needed to eliminate it and «decarbonization», «energy transition», «carbon neutrality», «green energy». The article discusses the current problems of the climate component of the environmental and economic policy of the European Union, their impact on ensuring national security and national economic interests of the Russian Federation. It is shown that today the issues of global climate change are considered in the context of common problems of world politics, as shown by the UN World Climate Summit held in Glasgow. The authors conclude that gradually, in foreign practice, the issues of global warming are becoming not only an instrument for ensuring environmental safety, but also a convenient mechanism for solving economic problems.

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