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RT: How Vladimir Putin changed from skeptic to believer on climate change
At the landmark 2015 UN climate change summit in Paris, Russian President Vladimir Putin stunned observers with a dramatic tone-shift on global warming.
"Climate change is one of the most serious challenges humanity faces today," Putin told gathered leaders in Le Bourget, a commune in the northeast of the French capital.
"The quality of life of everyone on this planet, economic growth, and sustainable social development of entire regions depend on our ability to resolve the climate problem," he continued.
Putin's declaration that global warming poses a serious threat to humanity could not be further from his previous rhetoric of open skepticism.
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WNU Editor: He may have changed his mind on man-made climate change, but the Kremlin's green policy initiatives fall short from what other Western countries are committing to do.
My prediction. Russia's energy industry is massive and it funds a good portion of the Russian government's budget. They are not going to kill this gold-mine anytime soon.
