Fair share
We rate Russia’s emissions reduction commitment “inadequate” for all years.
Russia states in its INDC that “Reducing GHG emissions by 25–30% from 1990 levels by 2030 will allow the Russian Federation to step on the path of low-carbon development compatible with the long-term objective of the increase in global temperature below 2 degrees Celsius” (UNFCCC. 2015). However, we assess that Russia’s 2020 pledge and its INDC are not in line with interpretations of a “fair” approach to reach a 2°C pathway. Russia's long-term target is also inadequate: It is consistent with only one category of fairness that focuses on capability, which is an outlier category. The lower end of the “sufficient” range for Russia is determined by approaches that focus on equal cumulative per capita emissions.