Climate-active atmospheric substances monitoring system expected to launch by 2030 - deputy PM

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct 29 (Interfax) - The system for monitoring climate-active substances in the atmosphere should be fully operational by the end of the decade, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev said.

"Its full-scale launch is expected by 2030. This will enable us to more extensively collect and process data for an objective assessment of the state of the atmosphere and Earth's surface," Patrushev said at the opening of the All-Russian Joint Meteorological and Hydrological Congress in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.

The information obtained from the system will be used to implement measures for adapting the economy to natural changes, including for low-carbon transformation.

An update of computing power as well as an expansion of the scale of space monitoring are required, Patrushev said. "In this regard, I note that the launch of several satellites in the interests of Roshydromet has been planned as part of the federal space program," he said.

In 2022, the Russian government approved a project for a unified national system to monitor climate-active substances and their impact on global and regional climates. The data obtained from the unified system will serve as a foundation for management decisions on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change. They will be included in national climate reporting, such as the greenhouse gas inventory, biennial reports, national communications, and others, for international recognition of the new data and for assessments.