Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
Following the government hour devoted to current issues of socio-economic and infrastructural development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, which took place within the framework of the State Duma session, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation – Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev and Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic Alexey Chekunkov answered questions from media representatives.
Summing up the results of the government hour
Yu.P. Trutnev: Today, today everything was connected with a report on the results of the work. For me, this is always a slightly difficult topic, because it can always be evaluated from two sides. As in the old fable, the glass is half full or half empty. When you summarize the results of the work, and we summed up the results of the ministry in several years, the first question that I ask myself is related to whether the right path is chosen and how we are moving. I will answer right away – correct. It is impossible to develop the territory based on how much money they will give from the federal budget, they must be earned. Hundreds of billions of new investments, hundreds of new enterprises, an increase in the almost two -time budget of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation – this suggests that the economy of the Arctic is growing and its growth creates conditions for improving people’s lives, to ensure their jobs, to ensure normal wages, for the construction of new facilities, and this is right. At the same time, it seems to me that this would be a very bad story if we approached the estimates of our work only in terms of what we managed. It seems to me that it is also important to find courage in order to answer the question of what failed. I do not agree with all the comments that were heard today. For example, when colleagues say: “Let’s allocate more time to relocation.” The question immediately arises: do we want people to live in the Arctic or to leave? If we want to give more money for relocation, then they will leave. This is probably not the best solution. At the same time, a number of questions sounded, which was noted in speeches, which concerns the lives of people. We must think about these people. We must make decisions that will improve the lives of people who will answer all the questions that are facing them. Actually, we work for this.
About climate change
Yu. P. Trutnev: Today, unfortunately, global cooperation in the field of climate conservation has been destroyed. No one talks about emissions, carbohydrate balance, and so on. I want to emphasize that Russia meticulously fulfills its obligations to the world community. Not a single enterprise in our country can do without a state environmental assessment, without discussions with people. This simply does not happen. But doing this alone is of little use. We read there what is happening. A huge ice floe fell and not on our territory at all, it itself has already changed the conditions. Other processes are also underway in nature. And these issues cannot be addressed alone. To be honest, I hope that humanity will come to its senses, will begin to understand that we all live together on one planet, that we have certain neighborly responsibilities, and that if we do not pay attention to them, then everyone will have problems. Therefore, yes, of course, we need plans to prepare territories for climate change. But, I repeat once again, not all general trends can be overcome only by the efforts of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. It won’t work like that.
A.O. Chekunkov: Today, many issues related to climate change, the influence of climate on the melting of permafrost. It is important that this issue is actively discussed. The movement in the form of the creation of a background monitoring system has already begun on it. A large monitoring system for all 5 million square kilometers is already being created. These are 140 monitoring stations created by the Ministry of Natural Resources. There are presidential instructions related to the creation of geotechnical monitoring systems – already directly in relation to buildings. As part of the preparation of master plans of the supporting settlements of the Arctic, on behalf of the President, a register of the best practices of life and management in the north has been formed. One of the components is just technologies related to work, with life at many years of permafrost. Business, our largest companies successfully operate industrial enterprises, trunk gas -reflees, build ports on these complex soils. Our task now is to tighten the social sphere, to ensure the safety of life and work of people. There are such technologies. For example, there are technologies using chemical reagents in closed pipe systems, that is, not energy -intensive, allowing you to freeze soils for a long time. They are actively used in Norilsk and Salekhard under objects of large companies. The general plan for adaptation to permafrost will be formed before the end of the year. An important evidence that this problem is really priority is that today it was discussed not only with the relevant ministry or with some one ministry. In fact, today most of the government members kept a joint answer. These were representatives of many fouvas. Under the leadership of Yuri Petrovich Trutnev and the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Construction, and the Ministry of Defense, and, of course, we will solve this problem along with all the regions of the Arctic.
Number of vessels along the Northern Sea Route
Yu.P. Trutnev: There is a problem of shortage of ships, especially cargo ships. About 50 ships are not yet provided with construction capacity. This problem should be solved together with the Ministry of Industry.
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