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How Will Climate Change Impact U.S.-Russian Relations?

Russia and the United States will increasingly face disruptions such as droughts, fires, floods, and hurricanes. Climate change will either become just another topic of discord or an area of proactive cooperation.

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By Olivia Lazard
Published on Jan 28, 2021

Russia Matters

About the Author

Olivia Lazard

Nonresident Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Lazard is a nonresident fellow at Carnegie Europe. Her research focuses on the geopolitics of climate, the transition ushered by climate change, and the risks of conflict and fragility associated to climate change and environmental collapse.

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    The Day After COP28: The Heat Is On

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Olivia Lazard
Nonresident Fellow, Carnegie Europe
Olivia Lazard
SecurityClimate ChangeForeign PolicyRussiaNorth AmericaUnited States

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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