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Junior Researcher Fellows at the Laboratory for Climate Change Economics, Anna Chistikova and Matvey Chistikov, took part in the International Conference on Climate Leadership held on 21–22 July at Harbin Institute of Technology (China). At the conference, they presented their research on which coalitions within the UNFCCC are the most cohesive — and why.

"Polis. Political Studies" Journal has published an article titled "The Potential of Coalition Theory in International Studies: The Case of Climate Change Coalitions" by Anna Chistikova, Junior Research Fellow at the Laboratory for Climate Change Economics.

Head of the Laboratory for Climate Change Economics at HSE University, Igor Makarov, spoke to China’s Global Times about the prospects for Russia–China economic cooperation, the challenges of the global energy transition, and Russia’s place in the evolving architecture of international trade.

Polina Nosko, an expert from the Laboratory, attended an open meeting of the ICC Russia Commission on Climate Change Economics and Sustainable Development (the Russian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce). The event focused on the impact of greenhouse gas reduction measures on water resources, international approaches, and expert perspectives on the issue.

Igor Makarov, Head of the Laboratory for Climate Change Economics, took part in the session "Transitional Climate Risks 2.0: From West to East".

Igor Makarov, Head of the Laboratory for Climate Change Economics, presented the idea "Russia’s Water Potential" to President Vladimir Putin during the plenary session of the forum "Powerful Ideas for a New Time".

This year, the T20 (Think20) conference, the expert engagement track of the G20, was held from 19 to 20 June in Pretoria, South Africa.

Igor Makarov, Elizaveta Smolovik, and Matvey Chistikov contributed to the article  "Heuristic Relative Assessment of Climate Risks in Russian Regions", published in Science of the Total Environment  – one of the most highly cited international journals in the field of environmental research.

Polina Kanevskaya and Elizaveta Smolovik, researchers from the Laboratory for Climate Change Economics, took part in the 16th International "Ecology" Forum.

Igor Makarov, Head of the Laboratory for Climate Change Economics at HSE University, and Egor Muravyov, an expert at the same laboratory, took part in the round table "Uzbekistan’s Chairmanship Priorities at the Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia: Achievements and Prospects for Regional Consolidation", held at the International Institute for Central Asia in Tashkent.