Climate Policymaking in Authoritarian States: The Case of Russia

• In Event: The Politics of the Environment and Climate Change across Eurasia

Abstract

This paper examines climate policymaking in Russia as one of the world’s largest fossil fuel producers and notorious climate laggard. Broadly, it seeks to contribute to our understanding of how climate policy is made in authoritarian states. Drawing on fieldwork and interviews conducted by the author, as well as a range of documentary sources collected over a number of years, the work traces the development and evolution of Russian climate policy from the Kyoto Protocol to today, examining a series of policy contests which have been characterized by intense debate and conflict within and between government and industry.

Author

• Ellie Martus, Griffith U (Australia)