Federal Law No. 34-FZ “On conducting an experiment to limit greenhouse gas emissions in certain constituent entities of the Russian Federation”. País/Territorio Federación de Russia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2022 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Aire y atmósfera, Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Cambio climático Emisiones Eco-productos/ecoprocesos Recopilación de datos/informes Acceso-a-la-información Cumplimiento/aplicación Área geográphica Ártico, Asia y Pacifico, Mar Negro, Mar Caspio, CEI (Comunidad de Estados Independientes), Europa Oriental, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Pacífico Norte, Pacífico Nordoeste Entry into force notes This Federal Law enters into force on 1 September 2022. Resumen In order to create the necessary conditions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing their absorption, the constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall have the right to conduct an experiment on their territories to limit greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with this Federal Law and the legislation of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in whose territories an experiment is being carried out. The experiment shall be carried out in the following constituent entities: (a) on the territory of the Sakhalin Region from September 1, 2022 to December 31, 2028 inclusive; and (b) in the territories of other subjects of the Russian Federation included in experiment by amending this Federal Law - within the time limits established by amending this Federal Law. The goal of the experiment is to achieve carbon neutrality: (a) on the territory of the Sakhalin Region - until December 31, 2025; and (b) in the territories of other subjects of the Russian Federation included in the experiment in accordance with amendments to this Federal Law - within the time limits established by amending this Federal Law. The objectives of the experiment shall be as follows: (a) stimulating the introduction of technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to increase their absorption; (b) formation of an independent verification system; and (c) creation of a system for the circulation of carbon units and performance units’ quotas. The experiment shall be based on the following principles: (a) the priority of sustainable socio-economic development of the participant in the experiment with low greenhouse gas emissions in achieving the goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building an economy with low greenhouse gas emissions; (b) transparency of data on the mass of greenhouse gas emissions and removals thereof; (c) absence of double accounting of carbon units and performance units quotas; (d) circulation and offset of carbon units and performance units quotas on the territory of the Russian Federation and at the international level; (e) participation of regional regulated organizations in the formation of proposals for setting quotas; (f) differentiated consideration of carbon intensity indicators of regional regulated organizations when setting quotas; and (g) compliance of verification with the documents of the national system of standardization in the field of limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Texto completo Ruso Página web publication.pravo.gov.ru