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Victoria Abramchenko

Victoria Abramchenko

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
Quotes
16.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
The World’s Wealth: The Role of Subsoil Resource Management in Ensuring Commodity and Technological Sovereignty
The Head of State has instructed the Government to prepare a set of systemic measures to ensure raw material sovereignty. Our task today is to prioritize industries with scarce raw materials. <...> We have revised the list of types of strategic minerals, added up to 55 items, and identified 17 priority types of scarce raw materials
16.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
The World’s Wealth: The Role of Subsoil Resource Management in Ensuring Commodity and Technological Sovereignty
Working with scarce minerals requires a fundamentally different culture of industrial cooperation and a new pool of subsoil users. These people must work along the entire chain, from field development to the production of high-value-added products. There are few such companies in the world and the Russian Federation. What is required of the state? The state must clearly coordinate all participants in this process
16.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
The World’s Wealth: The Role of Subsoil Resource Management in Ensuring Commodity and Technological Sovereignty
Technological development entails the active development of certain areas of Russian industry. Firstly, microelectronics. Secondly, the development of the aerospace industry. Thirdly, the development of machine tool engineering, the development of energy storage devices, and a number of other high-tech industries. These industries need their own raw materials and their own raw material base, so we are talking about the sovereignty of raw materials in conjunction with the technological sovereignty of Russia
15.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
On the Road to Recycling: From Waste to Resources
Certain facilities need to be launched, and we, as the government, are helping businesses to create such flagship facilities. We have called them “eco-technoparks” and allocated the necessary funding for the design and construction of those eco-technoparks. There will be eight in total, one in each federal district
15.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
On the Road to Recycling: From Waste to Resources
We are focusing on creating flagship facilities, large structures that will allow the regions of the Far East, Siberia, the North Caucasus, the south of Russia to succeed in recycling
15.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
On the Road to Recycling: From Waste to Resources
Those very subsoil usage wastes... We are accumulating almost 8 billion tonnes of waste per year in our country, which is also a headache. We have passed a separate law which allows us to extract useful components from overburden and host rocks and use them further in the economy. <...> Use additional subsoil waste to reclaim land where necessary
15.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
On the Road to Recycling: From Waste to Resources
We work with hazard class one and two wastes; this is Rosatom's area of responsibility. In this regard, we also need to create the infrastructure. Thus, seven plants to deal with the first and second hazard classes of waste will appear in the country by the end of 2024. This is enough capacity to handle this waste
15.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
On the Road to Recycling: From Waste to Resources
We need to create the tools, the infrastructure, and that is the most difficult part. <...> If sorting is more or less successful, we are already sorting 50% of waste, despite meeting all the indicators of the federal project the recycling rate is only 12%. Frankly speaking, we are lagging behind. The situation in the country is not even... Siberian regions, regions of the Far East are still catching up
15.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
On the Road to Recycling: From Waste to Resources
This reform is not just about dealing with either solid municipal waste or the waste that households generate. This reform is about waste management in general. And industrial waste accumulates in much greater numbers in our country (and, I think, in any country) than solid municipal waste. Among the total mass of waste, the largest share is taken up by mining waste, this is subsoil usage waste
15.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
Ensuring Global Food Security in the Current Environment
The closed markets of the West did not push down our exports, but, on the contrary, increased them [...] The sanctions policy is not leading to the closure of borders. The sanctions policy is resulting in food becoming scarcer and costing more and more in the poorest countries. This must be taken into account
15.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
Ensuring Global Food Security in the Current Environment
We have already reached the cut-off point for many indicators in the food security doctrine, and in some places we have exceeded them many times over, such as grain and vegetable oil, for example. And now we can say that the industry is developing not as part of import substitution, but as part of the development of export potential
16.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
A Healthy Climate: What Does It Look Like?
It is necessary to raise this issue today for all states that support the trend of reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Access to technology, equipment… should be shared and should not be subject to any sanctions or restrictions
16.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
A Healthy Climate: What Does It Look Like?
Our partners prohibit us from supplying us with equipment that is necessary for the environmental or climate modernization of our production facilities. The question is why? Should the Russian Federation unilaterally be a climate-active state? Obviously, the answer is no
16.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
A Healthy Climate: What Does It Look Like?
The Russian Federation remains a climate-responsible state, it is implementing all the obligations it has assumed
16.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
A Healthy Climate: What Does It Look Like?
Legal regulation is an important area. Let me remind you that we started from the zero line, we had nothing? there was no such regulation in the country at all. We ratified the Paris Agreement in 2019, and acceded to it, but there has never been such a legal regulation. And it was developed for the first time in the Russian Federation. <…> We developed all by-laws as part of the Federal Law No. 296-FZ of 2 July 2021 on limiting emissions [Federal Law No. 296-FZ of 2 July 2021 “On Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions”. – Ed.], that is, we described what climate projects were, how to implement them, how to verify them, how to take them into account, we described what bodies should deal with these issues
17.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Does Ecology Serve Business, or Does Business Serve Ecology
We have launched a massive inventory process across the country. It’s a large number - about 30,000 sites. Like Krasny Bor, for example. From all over the Soviet Union, from the Baltic States to the Central Asian republics, toxic waste from industrial enterprises was dumped at one spot in the Soviet Union
17.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Does Ecology Serve Business, or Does Business Serve Ecology
We know there are problems, of course, with equipment and technology. There’s a representative of Norilsk Nickel we have biweekly meetings with to discuss the problems of sensors, automated emission control systems at stationary facilities. [...] The second challenge is to find the money for this ecological modernisation, and it’ll just have to wait because we have other things to worry about right now
17.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Does Ecology Serve Business, or Does Business Serve Ecology
I believe that the Russian business community is, for the most part, environmentally responsible. It’s a trend that needs to continue. It’s impossible to travel this road alone. In general, I think that our Cabinet’s greatest achievement is the way we’ve changed our attitude towards the environment. Over the past two years, we’ve managed to stop treating the environment like a poor relative who is constantly trying to borrow money. […] It’s a two-way street - on the part of business, and people, and the state
16.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Food Security: Global Challenges and Opportunities
The world needs a food arbiter. In 1954, FAO, the food and agricultural organization, was founded at the United Nations. That organization was created to fight global hunger. And I call upon my colleagues at the UN and my colleagues at FAO to create an international Red Cross for food that would address the problems and consequences arising from the illegal sanctions that have paralyzed logistics, the consequences of imposed restrictions on mutual settlements between countries. An organization that would ensure that all countries have equal access to the food market
16.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Food Security: Global Challenges and Opportunities
Additional risk factors have been added due to the virtually complete naval and air blockade. This means that we run the risk of not getting food to places in the world where it’s badly needed. [...] The cost of gas has increased exponentially, and this means that in some countries it is simply impossible to produce fertilizer. Russian or Belarusian fertilizers still need to get to key grain-producing regions
16.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Food Security: Global Challenges and Opportunities
As part of today’s discussion, we are talking about food security. And I would like to look at several risk factors that exist. They didn't start today, and they didn't start in 2022. They emerged from out of a pandemic. [...] And on top of that, countries have begun to stockpile food critically. China, for example, increased its purchases of corn six-fold during the pandemic. This destabilized the global food market. In addition to factors arising as a result of the pandemic in 2022, there were factors related to sanctions
16.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Food Security: Global Challenges and Opportunities
In terms of the key indicators of the Food Security Doctrine – grain, meat, oil and fats, fish products – we have the needs of the domestic market more than covered. And all these areas are key for us in terms of exports. We can supply this food to world markets. Despite all the risk factors I have listed, we have increased exports of agricultural products by 16% in the first five months of this year
03.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Transforming the Food Industry in a Post-COVID World
We have learned to react to new virus strains fast. <...> I believe that every state – and the Russian Federation follows this path – needs to create its own sanitary and veterinary shield. Veterinary security ensures the security of the whole food chain
03.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Transforming the Food Industry in a Post-COVID World
The pandemic has accelerated the total digitalization of all spheres of our life. Agriculture is no exception. Besides, total digitalization resulted in business cutting on its costs through introducing robotization, artificial intelligence, and blockchain. It is done to be able to track the produce from fields to end consumers and to confirm the safety of the produce
03.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Transforming the Food Industry in a Post-COVID World
We suddenly felt that we are vulnerable in certain areas. I am talking about import substitution. Russian Federation is somewhat dependent on imported seeds, plant protection agents, genetic materials, and other factors. States are ensuring their national security through import substitution
03.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Transforming the Food Industry in a Post-COVID World
The need for various packaging – primarily environment friendly packaging – has grown multi-fold. Currently, we are suffering from a certain shortage that has an impact on the final cost of the product
03.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Transforming the Food Industry in a Post-COVID World
People started cooking at home and ordering food deliveries, which resulted in an explosive growth of online trade and food delivery segment. Many people with university degrees got jobs in these segments, as they lost their main source of income
03.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Transforming the Food Industry in a Post-COVID World
Global logistics chains. The usual logistics chains were broken during the pandemic. It applies to both relations among countries and within them
03.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Transforming the Food Industry in a Post-COVID World
The global demand has dropped, much like production due to new sanitary rules. Many countries have gone through monthslong lockdowns. This is why demand has shrunk. In addition to that, we are witnessing a drop in the number of seasonal workers
03.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Transforming the Food Industry in a Post-COVID World
The global agricultural market, as well as its stability and wellbeing have a direct impact on the stability and wellbeing of the people in all countries. They also have a direct impact on national security. The year 2020 has changed all the relations in all spheres of our life. Starting from 2020, the global food market has been going through the time of troubles.  We need to learn how to survive in this new reality. Thank goodness, Russian agriculture has survived all the challenges, though all the global logistics chains have changed, much like business environment. Russian agriculture and processing and food industries have survived the pandemic. We did not suffer from food shortages.  Besides, our export has grown up to USD 30.5 billion. This is a very solid figure
04.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Adapting to Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities
In the Arctic zone there is permafrost, and we see large-scale floods and freezing rains. <…> We are now creating a system of carbon polygons – sites in different natural climatic zones. Currently there are already eight of them. <…> We are launching a pilot project in Sakhalin Region to work out the mechanisms. By 2025, we plan that it will become carbon neutral. This year we must finish working on adaptation plans for the most vulnerable sectors of the economy
04.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Adapting to Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities
The climate does not have political views. It would be better to consider the climate outside of relations associated with trade wars, for example
04.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Adapting to Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities
Compared to 1990, our country has reduced greenhouse gas emissions. <…> We continue environmentally oriented modernization of our industries
03.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Creating a Circular Economy in Russia: How Will the Environmental Agenda Impact Production and Consumption?
What we need to do is completely overhaul regulation […] The government is currently working on two key laws concerning waste management
03.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Creating a Circular Economy in Russia: How Will the Environmental Agenda Impact Production and Consumption?
Decree 474 ‘On the National Goals [for Russia’s Development until 2030]’ states that, by 2030, we must sort 100% of waste, halve the amount of so-called tailings, and reduce disposal at landfills. For this purpose, we need a new industry for working with this waste and rules for putting waste from secondary material resources back into circulation. This won’t work without regulation and without binding instructions from the government. […] It won’t go anywhere without digitalization. […] There should be clear traceability from the source of garbage to its disposal, utilization, and sorting