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Authors: S. Kurits, Systems analyst, Professor, Doctor of Science (Technical Sciences);
Round table at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Sokolenko,
Deputy Director, Department of Foreign
Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Feder-
ation, Doctor of Sciences (Political Science):
The Department of Foreign Policy Planning holds regular
round tables devoted to topical issues of Russian foreign
policy, international politics, and the international political
process. The round tables offer a platform for the interac-
tion between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the scien-
tific and expert community, the exchange of new ideas and
approaches, and the introduction of the most interesting projects into foreign policy.
The interaction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the scientific and expert community, the
business community, the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, and civil society
as a whole serves the interests of Russian foreign policy, acting as an important source of intellec-
tual thought and complementing the professionalism of diplomatic workers.
The main areas where processes threatening civilization are taking place are, of course, climate,
fresh water, forests, desertification, and biodiversity.
Russia advances its proposals on the protection of the biosphere in the international agenda in
different forums such as the G8, the G20, and other international organizations, including the UN,
OSCE, UNESCO, etc.
I hope that concrete proposals and recommendations will be voiced in the course of our meeting.
Yuri Israel,
President of the Russian Ecological Academy, Director of the Institute of Global Climate and
Ecology of the Federal Service of Hydrometeorology and Monitoring of an Environment and the Russian Academy
of Sciences, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences:
Climate has a very rich history. The present-day climate formed approximately in the 1970s. At
that time, a very clear increase in temperature of about one degree Celsius began. Scientists relate
this increase to anthropogenic impact - industrial development and greenhouse gas emissions into
the atmosphere in enormous quantities. Today, international organizations and political and scien-
tific circles hold that the maximum admissible temperature increase is two degrees.
At the same time, in a situation where only one Kyoto Protocol exists, we will be unable to meet
its climatic goals for a long time to come. The Russian Federation is ready to participate in the
preparation of a legally binding international agreement and fix the quota decrease in greenhouse
gas emissions to over 30 billion tons by 2020, which corresponds to a 25% reduction of emissions
over this period.
One can try to exclude the possibility of phenomena and events that can change the Earth's climate.
This includes terrestrial possibilities such as sound economic policies and extraterrestrial warning
systems that would limit the effects of the impact of meteors and other celestial bodies that can
lead to major climatic change.
Biosphere: Storehouse or Temple?
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