Speaking on behalf of the Russian delegation, the Senator made several proposals on amending a draft resolution adopted by the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
In his remarks at the sitting of the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), held as part of the IPU’s 148th Assembly in Geneva, Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Agriculture and Food Policy and Environmental Management Alexander Dvoinykh said that it would be counter-productive to discuss the environmental and climate agenda without taking into consideration the positions of Russia, China and India, which are home to almost half of the global population.
The IPU Standing Committee adopted the draft resolution titled “Partnerships for climate action: Promoting access to affordable green energy, and ensuring innovation, responsibility and equity.”
The Russian Senator pointed out that there is a group of countries seeking to exploit the environmental agenda for political purposes. “That said, we remain true to our position and will be consistent in promoting a balanced approach in the interests of the whole world,” he pointed out.
Alexander Dvoinykh went on to share several reservations and amendments to the resolution on behalf of the Russian parliamentarians dealing with climate change, including promoting access to affordable green energy, promoting innovation, accountability and fairness. “Russia is a major actor when it comes to nuclear energy and can produce a lot of energy without harmful emissions. We suggest looking at nuclear energy through a different lens, since our country has a lot to offer to the international community,” the MP said.
He believes that what we need at this moment is for the world to work together in order to ensure energy security and universal access to energy. “We cannot accept a situation where climate serves as a pretext for creating trade barriers, as well as imposing unilateral illegitimate sanctions with their disruptive effect on global supply chains in the energy, agriculture and fertiliser sectors,” Alexander Dvoinykh posited.