Recognizing its limited progress with climate mitigation policies and its responsibility to contribute more would create a better foundation for Russia’s strategic role. A number of “no-regrets” policy steps are available:
Domestically adopting the mitigation pledge announced at the Copenhagen climate conference
Implementing a domestic offsetting or emissions trading scheme that could act as a bridge to international carbon trading activities
Further developing the “Russian Proposal,” which seeks to encourage a wider group of countries to make climate commitments