Can Climate Change the Law?

With each passing year, the climate agenda is taking on a greater role in international legal and economic relations at all levels – international, national, and corporate. However, the wide range of options for the development of climate regulation mechanisms has led to serious legal uncertainties, where national law and international obligations sometimes collide. Trade and non-trade barriers are increasingly being introduced under the guise of combatting climate change, which could have a major impact on the trade competitiveness of numerous sectors of the Russian economy. For Russia, it is important to offer its own solutions that will not only reduce export risks from such mechanisms, but will also help to achieve key national strategic goals in the long term. How can we ensure the adaptability of Rusia’s national climate policy to changes in the international legal framework, while minimizing risks to the economy and making a significant contribution to the fight against climate change? How can we maintain the pace of economic growth while achieving carbon neutrality? How can Russian carbon units be legalized in foreign markets? What is Russia’s position on transnational carbon mechanisms? What are the prospects for Russia taking its disputes to the WTO and possible alternative approaches to payment calculation methodologies?