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<H1>All eyes on EU Taxonomy discussion: Risks Russia watering down sustainable
criteria to meet EU’s new low bar </H1>
<P>The EU Taxonomy on climate change mitigation has successfully caused
international ripple effects, with heavy hitters such as China, South Korea and
Russia publishing corresponding sustainability frameworks– and more are expected
to follow. But, the most recent EU Commission proposal, introducing exceptions
to the coveted technology neutrality principle for fossil gas, set a dangerous
international precedent. We sat down with Ksenia Vakhrusheva from Bellona’s
Russian office in St. Petersburg to learn first-hand what effect the ongoing EU
discussions have on the Russian Taxonomy. </P>
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