Climate change implications for Eastern Europe and the CIS are in some ways different than for other parts of the world.

An inadequate legal framework, administrative barriers, and a lack of public awareness continue to limit prospects for renewable energy in Russia.

Russia’s Siberian deep freeze holds enormous stores of buried soil carbon. But the freezer has come unplugged—with potentially enormous consequences for climate change mitigation.

Russia could benefit if it viewed the problem of greenhouse gas emissions as a great opportunity to adopt energy efficiency measures.

In order to adapt to climate change, Central Asia must adopt measures to reduce the wasteful use of water and energy, and encourage more sustainable agricultural activities.

The expansion of renewable energy technologies for solar power, biomass, and small-scale hydro is central to improving Kyrgyzstan’s living standards and carbon profile.

Capturing Kazakhstan’s potential from wind and other renewable energy sources requires reform of its institutional frameworks for regulating the electric power sector.