Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state of the nation address at The Federal Assembly at The Manezh Exhibition Hall in Moscow on April 21, 2021. – Russian President Vladimir Putin has kicked off his annual state of the nation address which sets the political agenda for the year, as supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny prepared for mass protests. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday vowed that Russia, one of the world’s oil and gas producing giants, would do its part to fight climate change and develop carbon recycling.
“We must respond to the challenges of climate change, create a carbon recycling industry,” Putin said in his annual state of the nation address.